Austinmer Pools surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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Austinmer Pools surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Austinmer Pools sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Pools today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Pools at 3PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
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1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
669
1018
1198
1031
881
841
787
1185
1210
1236
956
803
840
904
997
1337
1028
822
509
473
441
392
318
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
11:17AM1.07m
11:09PM1.65m
12:21PM1.04m
00:08AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:14AM-0.04m
3:41PM0.31m
5:12AM-0.00m
4:36PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
5:37PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
16
16
16
14
13
14
13
12
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
16
18
16
14
14
13
12
10
10
14
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
11
12
13
11
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.1
E
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
495
669
1018
1198
1031
516
517
487
758
848
775
694
553
539
528
255
976
710
617
200
200
196
392
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
740
666
596
511
450
435
377
370
312
312
208
204
204
157
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
5
1.4
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
9
28
183
881
841
787
1185
1210
1236
956
803
840
904
997
1337
1028
822
509
473
441
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
7
2
2
1
2
1
2
49
13
2
1
7
7
7
13
13
13
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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