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Headlands surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 217 | 163 | 139 | 139 | 147 | 136 | 169 | 215 | 264 | 155 | 273 | 405 | 810 | 606 | 368 | 301 | 257 | 191 | 452 | 633 | 656 | 557 | 535 | 738 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:09AM 1.25 | 5:07PM 1.02 | 5:52AM 1.32 | 6:04PM 0.98 | 6:32AM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:27PM 0.33 | 11:30AM 0.50 | 11:09PM 0.37 | 12:27PM 0.44 | 11:49PM 0.39 | 1:15PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 6 | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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