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Black Point Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Black Point surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Black Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Black Point sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Black Point today?
The current surf forecast for Black Point at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Black Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | |
500 | 500 | 448 | 448 | 400 | 432 | 380 | 380 | 201 | 154 | 135 | 112 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 74 | 92 | 95 | 98 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.25m | 4:43AM1.25m | 5:31PM1.38m | 5:40AM1.26m | 6:14PM1.51m | 6:36AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.43m | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:44PM0.31m | 11:47AM0.17m | 00:38AM0.18m | 12:31PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
 kJ | 102 | 100 | 69 | 67 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 201 | 154 | 87 | 112 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 74 | 92 | 95 | 98 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 25 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 500 | 500 | 448 | 448 | 400 | 432 | 380 | 380 | 53 | 78 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46 |
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