Burning Palms 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.19° S 151.04° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Burning Palms sea temperature is

19.8°C

Burning Palms surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Burning Palms today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burning Palms at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	4s
Evening (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	S 9	S 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	S 8	S 13	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	29	28	43	129	175	171	24	24	80	77	240	7	14	16	251	266	199	123	79	75	75	66	48	26
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ENE	NNE	NNW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:16PM1.38m				4:39AM1.07m				4:25PM1.33m					5:37AM1.16m				5:29PM1.29m
Low Tide		8:52AM0.51m				10:19PM0.19m				10:14AM0.50m					11:15PM0.19m				11:27AM0.45m				00:02AM0.19m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	7:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	22	23	20	19	19	19	19	19	23	20	21	19	18	18	17	18	20	20	20	18	17	20	18
Feels °C	19	20	19	17	17	19	20	20	18	21	19	20	20	15	15	14	16	19	19	19	18	17	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	S 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
kJ	51	50	27	41	39	39	124	98	80	12	5	5	251	200	127	102	105	96	79	62	75	66	48	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 10	S 6	E 13	SE 12	—	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 8	S 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	ENE 8
kJ	9	28	6	3	5	—	24	24	12	5	5	4	5	12	7	6	6	6	79	75	47	25	16	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 6	SE 12	—	E 13	—	—	S 14	S 9	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	S 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 14	S 14	SE 12	S 12	S 12	NNE 8	NE 8	S 6
kJ	29	11	6	—	3	—	—	4	2	7	7	7	14	7	7	6	4	4	6	3	3	6	2	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3
kJ	—	1	43	129	175	171	184	—	136	77	240	363	—	16	251	266	199	123	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Era NSW - Illawarra	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Little Austi and Main Beach NSW - Illawarra	The Bombie NSW - Illawarra	North Era NSW - Illawarra	North Era NSW - Illawarra	Burning Palms NSW - Illawarra	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Seven Mile Beach NSW - Illawarra	Port Kembla Beach NSW - Illawarra	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Austinmer Pools NSW - Illawarra	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Green Hills NSW - Sydney South Coast	Burning Palms NSW - Illawarra	Burning Palms NSW - Illawarra	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Headlands NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	55	711	664	16	23	2	2	0	77	68	36	11	29	28	23	17	18	29	20	0	0	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra	Boneyard				Little Austi and Main Beach	Port Kembla Beach	Boneyard	Boneyard	Marley		Gerroa (7 Mile Beach)	Boneyard	Marley	Werri Point	Wollongong North Beach	Sandon Point	Boneyard	Werri Point	Peggys	Black Point	Boneyard	Boneyard	Barrack Point	Barrack Point
Rating (10 max)	1				1	2	2	1	2		1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Bullies SA - East Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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