Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Headlands today?

The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)999151514141414131313131313131313141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1097987121193239325316294282277269265242242242229232317411494467513600
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.86
1:30AM
1.23
2:54PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.60
8:46AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:13-------6:15-------6:16-
Sunset-5:40-------5:39-------5:38------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292622212021232832322823222017202323171514131316
Feels °C (?)2724222220202326293026232016111418171078779
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