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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 3 pm Thursday 24 Apr 2025 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
23.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 240 | 163 | 196 | 191 | 252 | 181 | 167 | 180 | 175 | 169 | 195 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 154 | 124 | 158 | 222 | 389 | 191 | 197 | 154 | 159 | 165 | 162 | 465 | 752 | 1032 | 897 | 790 | 832 | 727 | 618 | 471 | 350 | 301 | 295 | 264 | 224 | 271 | 246 | 228 | 208 | 196 | 295 | 302 | 320 | 216 | 902 | 1020 | 1850 | 3238 | 3741 | 4849 | 4826 | 4842 | 6322 | 8225 | 7261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:43PM 1.31 | 5:43AM 1.43 | 6:26PM 1.46 | 6:37AM 1.43 | 7:09PM 1.59 | 7:30AM 1.41 | 7:52PM 1.68 | 8:23AM 1.34 | 8:37PM 1.74 | 9:16AM 1.26 | 9:23PM 1.74 | 10:12AM 1.16 | 10:12PM 1.70 | 11:11AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 0.11 | 11:38PM 0.31 | 12:06PM 0.06 | 12:34AM 0.18 | 12:48PM 0.05 | 1:27AM 0.07 | 1:30PM 0.07 | 2:20AM -0.01 | 2:13PM 0.12 | 3:14AM -0.04 | 2:57PM 0.20 | 4:09AM -0.02 | 3:42PM 0.28 | 5:07AM 0.03 | 4:32PM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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