Barrack Point surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 25 Aug 2025 AEST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

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Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.8
S
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.6
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)88991010101010101010101110101010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)73367553955386310841081958827717177120672416278123432252746636491437373338380386
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
1.26
9:32PM
1.44
10:04AM
1.28
10:08PM
1.33
10:39AM
1.29
10:45PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.28
3:55AM
0.18
4:02PM
0.31
4:24AM
0.24
4:45PM
0.35
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:22-------
Sunset---5:31-------5:32-------5:32----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151718181616141313182020171615161720161616141312
Feels °C (?)111417171715131111151717151413131415998534
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Barrack Point (light winds from the S at Wollongong Airport 9 km from Barrack Point). 0.1m 9s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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