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Burning Palms Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Burning Palms surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 04 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Burning Palms surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Burning Palms sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Burning Palms today?
The current surf forecast for Burning Palms at 7AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Burning Palms. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1093 | 1055 | 963 | 904 | 874 | 983 | 1024 | 898 | 889 | 925 | 925 | 976 | 843 | 843 | 759 | 737 | 711 | 698 | 622 | 584 | 573 | 496 | 477 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.03m | 9:56PM1.44m | 10:42AM0.98m | 10:35PM1.39m | 11:27AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.22m | 3:25PM0.41m | 4:45AM0.26m | 4:01PM0.46m | 5:30AM0.30m | 4:40PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1093 | 1055 | 963 | 904 | 874 | 983 | 1024 | 898 | 889 | 925 | 925 | 976 | 843 | 843 | 759 | 737 | 711 | 698 | 622 | 584 | 573 | 496 | 477 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 51 | 139 | 132 | 87 | 61 | 32 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | 55 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1365 | 1337 | — | — | — | 1200 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
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