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Bunga Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Bunga Head surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bunga Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bunga Head sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bunga Head today?
The current surf forecast for Bunga Head at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bunga Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | |
705 | 631 | 560 | 524 | 515 | 505 | 496 | 467 | 392 | 377 | 464 | 388 | 345 | 279 | 295 | 570 | 711 | 1026 | 967 | 687 | 400 | 282 | 551 | 442 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.37m | 11:32AM0.92m | 11:09PM1.32m | 12:24PM0.90m | 11:57PM1.28m | 1:21PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.28m | 4:36PM0.55m | 6:16AM0.32m | 5:23PM0.59m | 7:07AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 705 | 631 | 560 | 524 | 515 | 505 | 496 | 467 | 392 | 377 | 464 | 388 | 345 | 279 | 218 | 146 | 104 | 80 | 60 | 687 | 400 | 282 | 34 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | N 11 | S 14 | S 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 54 | 34 | 2 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | ENE 6 | S 8 | N 11 | S 14 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 5 | N 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 182 | 108 | 118 | — | — | — | 12 | 83 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 212 | 295 | 570 | 711 | 1026 | 967 | 53 | 5 | 16 | 551 | 442 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 144 | 144 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 75 | 75 |
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