Green Island surf break

Green Island surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Green Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Green Island sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Green Island today?

The current surf forecast for Green Island at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
2.1
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
641
1204
1040
836
707
764
782
865
909
749
566
439
341
309
318
277
206
128
117
201
241
300
378
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
High Tide
10:15PM1.70m
11:24AM1.07m
11:11PM1.63m
12:27PM1.05m
00:11AM1.53m
1:33PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:15AM-0.00m
4:40PM0.40m
6:14AM0.05m
5:42PM0.46m
7:14AM0.11m
6:51PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
17
18
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
17
10
9
10
13
13
15
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
692
631
805
686
575
408
470
593
337
331
265
265
255
255
309
318
167
163
128
117
201
241
300
378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.6
E
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
S
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
428
540
458
467
408
400
331
5
255
208
4
25
71
61
18
62
36
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
16
36
34
29
18
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
5
1
S
6
Energy kJ
727
641
1204
1040
836
707
764
782
865
909
749
566
439
341
277
206
115
47
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
4
4
0
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Green Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest