Bawley Point surf break

Bawley Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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Bawley Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bawley Point sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bawley Point today?

The current surf forecast for Bawley Point at 3PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
791
758
609
575
575
449
588
876
708
533
359
308
244
211
208
163
128
117
170
202
246
313
394
454
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:24AM1.07m
11:11PM1.62m
12:28PM1.05m
00:11AM1.53m
1:33PM1.05m
1:13AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:15AM-0.00m
4:40PM0.41m
6:14AM0.05m
5:42PM0.46m
7:14AM0.11m
6:51PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
Temp °C
11
14
17
18
16
15
14
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
17
16
16
16
8
11
13
15
12
11
10
8
9
10
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
16
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
E
10
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
487
399
351
269
347
337
337
586
505
358
257
221
244
211
191
143
91
117
170
202
246
313
394
454
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
467
408
400
400
337
275
265
265
260
208
208
208
208
163
128
17
17
36
26
24
9
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.5
E
6
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
17
18
28
17
12
16
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
791
758
609
575
575
449
588
876
708
533
359
308
115
65
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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