Bombo Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 AEDT
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Bombo Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bombo Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bombo Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bombo Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)777887566677777767778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4231566661797824923918419527622818712114918311412512212911399159
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.31
7:42AM
1.31
7:49PM
1.29
8:13AM
1.38
8:27PM
1.25
8:43AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.23
1:48PM
0.31
1:57AM
0.24
2:27PM
0.26
2:26AM
0.26
3:05PM
0.22
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:07---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:14-------7:15
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171715141521232319181819232931302017161617191919
Feels °C (?)151513121317181916161617222730291715141617181717
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has turned cross-on at Bombo Beach (light winds from the NE at Kiama (Bombo Headland) 1 km from Bombo Beach). 0.7m 7s swell from the S with a 0.6m 7s swell from the NE and a 0.5m 4s local chop from the E as well as a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 52 min ago

17 km/h
NE
Cross-On
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