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Headlands Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Headlands surf Forecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 26 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 21.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 23.3 °C min: 19.6 °C)
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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 21.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 23.3 °C min: 19.6 °C)
How big are the waves at Headlands today?
The current surf forecast for Headlands at 6PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Headlands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s 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) (?) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3794 | 2246 | 1471 | 1122 | 880 | 786 | 690 | 678 | 553 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 302 | 245 | 196 | 157 | 110 | 103 | 78 | 70 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 349 | 869 | 870 | 600 | 813 | 1238 | 1271 | 1091 | 801 | 760 | 725 | 675 | 581 | 475 | 253 | 413 | 348 | 321 | 425 | 636 | 728 | 850 | 832 | 817 | 1040 | 1014 | 985 | 1267 | 2089 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:40PM 1.49 | 10:20AM 1.04 | 10:20PM 1.47 | 11:09AM 0.99 | 11:07PM 1.44 | 12:08PM 0.95 | 12:02AM 1.41 | 1:19PM 0.94 | 1:06AM 1.39 | 2:34PM 0.98 | 2:16AM 1.38 | 3:41PM 1.07 | 3:24AM 1.39 | 4:38PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:12PM 0.36 | 4:25AM 0.22 | 3:49PM 0.40 | 5:12AM 0.24 | 4:31PM 0.45 | 6:08AM 0.26 | 5:23PM 0.50 | 7:10AM 0.27 | 6:29PM 0.54 | 8:16AM 0.24 | 7:48PM 0.55 | 9:19AM 0.19 | 9:08PM 0.51 | 10:15AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 |
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