Boneyard surf break

Boneyard surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Boneyard surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boneyard sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Boneyard today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyard at 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
2
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)88999988888978888877101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65075412421070598454545481408418381408377573809727579385167107271260196155
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
1.18
2:15PM
1.11
3:20AM
1.21
3:13PM
0.99
4:13AM
1.24
4:21PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.27
8:26AM
0.53
8:39PM
0.34
9:38AM
0.55
9:21PM
0.41
10:52AM
0.53
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----5:52-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset8:13-------8:13-------8:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262425252935383621201919191818191919181818191919
Feels °C (?)242323232733363617171616161515151516171717181818
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