Austinmer Pools surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 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 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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1
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
542
554
575
588
664
664
650
612
612
540
484
474
413
371
374
400
397
528
862
727
754
899
1769
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
NW
5
N
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM1.21m
8:30PM1.77m
9:20AM1.17m
9:20PM1.77m
10:17AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.20m
3:18AM-0.05m
2:50PM0.25m
4:14AM-0.04m
3:41PM0.31m
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
2
Temp °C
16
19
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
18
17
13
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
517
542
554
575
588
664
664
650
612
612
540
484
474
413
371
374
400
397
528
862
727
754
899
994
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
1.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
815
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
1.3
SSW
5
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
3.5
S
9
Energy kJ
8
99
566
817
1769
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
5
Distance (km)
0
1
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
73
12
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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