Bombo Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bombo Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bombo Beach at 10AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SE
4.5
SE
4
SE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.3
ENE
2.3
SE
1.9
ENE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101010999999999899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31893521346134693060275324062134208620022111142017671785863708582568529454475486450412
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
1.50
8:51PM
0.99
8:46AM
1.55
9:29PM
1.03
9:23AM
1.58
10:06PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.43
3:00PM
0.22
2:11AM
0.39
3:36PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.36
4:11PM
0.14
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:10-------8:10-------8:10-
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
45654544466333111--1---1
Temp. °C191919202019191918181919201919181818192022211918
Feels °C (?)151515171715151515151616171516151616181820181717
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