Bombo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Illawarra, Australia)

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Bombo Beach Surf Guide

Bombo Beach on the South Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include and rips.

Bombo Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bombo Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bombo Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bombo Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bombo Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 53% of the time in July while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 18% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

53%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

18%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bombo Beach Location Map

Interactive Bombo Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bombo Beach is Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia, 71 km (44 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bombo Beach is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Bombo Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 12:45 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 09
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	10	10	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	glass	off

What does Bombo Beach look like?

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Credit: peter chapman

Tides at Bombo Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Kiama, 3 km from Bombo Beach.

Next High Water: 02:15pm | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 07:23pm | 0.61m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bombo Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.0 °C) at Bombo Beach is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Bombo Beach

Surf stats for Bombo Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Bombo Beach

Wind stats for Bombo Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Bombo Beach Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 12 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:2.3
Consistency of Surf:2.2
Difficulty Level:2.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.1
Crowds:1.9
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

jake from Australia

“Was a small day yesterday and Bomby was the only spot with a rideable wave, we drove around for n hour looking elsewhere but no good. So it seems it picks up the south east swell the best of the local spots.”

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