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Boneyard Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Boneyard surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyard today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyard at 8AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
2020 | 1881 | 1792 | 1622 | 1622 | 1486 | 1313 | 1141 | 1013 | 895 | 865 | 721 | 750 | 730 | 716 | 716 | 639 | 551 | 520 | 575 | 569 | 557 | 546 | 598 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.10m | 5:46PM1.38m | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.43m | 6:50AM1.04m | 6:57PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:13AM0.32m | 00:16AM0.35m | 11:49AM0.35m | 1:00AM0.29m | 12:25PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 2020 | 1881 | 1792 | 1622 | 1622 | 1486 | 1313 | 1141 | 1013 | 895 | 865 | 721 | 750 | 730 | 716 | 716 | 639 | 551 | 520 | 575 | 569 | 557 | 546 | 598 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 26 | 94 | 15 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 88 | 101 | 117 | 139 | 139 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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