Callala surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 22 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Callala today?

The current surf forecast for Callala at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (22 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (22 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
1.4
SSE
1.9
S
3
SSE
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)175688899101010999999888891010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6842791051105510551099982942861667564495456397343275221221144194199331345
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
1.53
12:02AM
1.18
11:53AM
1.45
12:45AM
1.23
12:38PM
1.34
1:33AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
0.11
5:39AM
0.38
6:29PM
0.13
6:32AM
0.40
7:07PM
0.18
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset----8:10-------8:09-------8:09---
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2----------------------
Temp. °C181719191918181716192019191817151522222221201818
Feels °C (?)171415141413151514171716171717141420181919201919
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