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Headlands Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Headlands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Headlands sea temperature is
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 184 | 152 | 188 | 205 | 210 | 186 | 185 | 153 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 102 | 99 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 95 | 95 | 112 | 93 | 148 | 284 | 216 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:13PM 1.43 | 10:48AM 1.03 | 10:51PM 1.38 | 11:33AM 0.95 | 11:34PM 1.32 | 12:27PM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:53AM 0.28 | 4:20PM 0.43 | 5:40AM 0.34 | 4:56PM 0.50 | 6:34AM 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
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