Bombo Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 AEST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
SSE
2
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
S
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1
SSE
0.6
S
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)87777777711111110101010106666778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)789713700661616658657411412704671465463448386295241251292290373477541561
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
onononononononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
0.95
5:05PM
1.51
6:05AM
1.00
6:02PM
1.56
6:56AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.26
10:22AM
0.44
12:06AM
0.19
11:26AM
0.41
12:56AM
0.13
12:21PM
0.36
Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:30---
Sunset-------5:28-------5:28-------5:29
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Rain (mm)
2123317695531--111114453
Temp. °C121211111010121312121112121416161515161515161517
Feels °C (?)78787691210111011101313121111121111111112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 1 km from Bombo Beach has become light (light winds from the WSW at Kiama (Bombo Headland)). Waves should be turning clean at Bombo Beach. 2.2m 8s swell from the SSE with a 0.9m 13s groundswell from the S and a 0.6m 10s swell from the E. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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9 km/h
WSW
Clean
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