Bilgola Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.64° S 151.34° E

Bilgola Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bilgola Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.7° 

Bilgola Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bilgola Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bilgola Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Bilgola Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
78
46
74
93
102
102
83
85
99
93
114
57
57
93
69
93
104
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:44PM1.37m
11:22AM1.36m
11:27PM1.21m
12:05PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.28m
5:01AM0.19m
5:31PM0.36m
5:35AM0.29m
6:27PM0.43m
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rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
13
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
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