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Callala surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Callala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Callala sea temperature is
21.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Callala today?

The current surf forecast for Callala at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
3
ESE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.2
ESE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
0.4
SE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1312119889999899988888911101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3320623530529502490502042735932000284270241220000
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.54
9:30PM
1.03
9:22AM
1.58
10:07PM
1.06
9:59AM
1.59
10:44PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.18
2:51AM
0.37
4:11PM
0.14
3:30AM
0.35
4:45PM
0.11
4:10AM
0.35
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:12-------8:12---
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111--11-111---1----11--
Temp. °C192020201918191919202021202019192021212119191918
Feels °C (?)151716171616181817181920192019181919181918181817
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