Callala surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Callala today?

The current surf forecast for Callala at 9PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
1.4
SW
5
0.1
S
17
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
25
25
54
53
157
111
76
42
29
18
13
12
11
10
9
98
6
0
0
2163
1844
1519
1060
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24PM1.41m
11:19AM0.94m
11:06PM1.36m
12:11PM0.91m
11:52PM1.31m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.48m
5:21AM0.30m
4:29PM0.53m
6:11AM0.33m
5:15PM0.57m
7:03AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:37
6:37
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
21
19
18
16
15
14
13
17
19
19
17
16
14
14
14
13
14
11
13
11
9
7
7
14
18
15
17
14
12
12
11
16
16
16
15
12
10
10
9
7
7
4
5
5
4
1
1
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
Energy kJ
799
785
759
759
667
655
622
541
531
511
418
532
432
377
370
306
255
173
131
102
78
1844
1519
1060
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.6
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
5
25
25
54
67
157
111
76
42
29
18
11
6
2
10
9
2
6
2
52
52
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
53
48
41
37
33
14
14
13
12
11
2
2
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
2.4
SSW
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
SSW
10
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
6
7
4
4
17
19
6
12
27
54
98
623
1548
2451
2163
2458
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
3
Distance (km)
7
32
7
7
22
0
7
7
19
19
22
24
22
22
22
22
31
41
424
41
31
22
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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