Kiama Pool Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Illawarra, Australia)

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Kiama Pool Surf Guide

Kiama Pool on the South Coast is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. There is a right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of sharks, rips and rocks.

Kiama Pool Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	21.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kiama Pool:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kiama Pool occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Kiama Pool (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Kiama Pool with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in June while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 47% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

47%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Kiama Pool Location Map

Interactive Kiama Pool surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Kiama Pool is Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia, 72 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Kiama Pool is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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Kiama Pool Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:42 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	E	E	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	11	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off

Tides at Kiama Pool

Current tide and informaton

For Kiama, 1 km from Kiama Pool.

Next High Water: 11:08pm | 1.36m

Next Low Water: 06:11am | 0.33m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Kiama Pool Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.6 °C) at Kiama Pool is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite