Barrack Point surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Barrack Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barrack Point sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barrack Point today?

The current surf forecast for Barrack Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)17s

Table - waves today at Barrack Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
0.5
NE
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)14201716161514131166677777777661010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8239543338035723412011989881393062872401098375594740109191717
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
1.05
7:08AM
1.43
7:52PM
1.15
7:49AM
1.49
8:28PM
1.25
8:30AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.43
1:48PM
0.19
1:32AM
0.35
2:22PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.26
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-7:15-------7:14-------7:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------23-1
Temp. °C262421191918192425252221212123272625212020191920
Feels °C (?)222120181918202322222221212123262524202020191920
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