Kiama Pool surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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Kiama Pool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kiama Pool sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kiama Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Kiama Pool at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
13
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1020
1226
1616
1967
2338
2377
2375
2587
2805
2539
2254
2216
2027
2027
1848
1652
1652
1680
1549
1522
1398
1398
1280
1324
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
2:34PM1.09m
2:16AM1.33m
3:32PM1.16m
3:19AM1.24m
4:23PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.17m
8:04PM0.52m
9:04AM0.21m
9:19PM0.50m
9:52AM0.25m
10:27PM0.46m
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6:48
6:48
6:48
6:50
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4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
20
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
17
15
16
16
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
17
16
15
18
19
20
20
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
13
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Energy kJ
1020
1226
1616
1967
2338
2377
2375
2587
2805
2539
2254
2216
2027
2027
1848
1652
1652
1680
1549
1522
1398
1398
1280
1324
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
14
19
10
30
7
23
20
4
4
4
3
9
6
6
21
44
69
65
59
54
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
9
8
7
6
6
8
7
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
9
9
9
0
9
13
59
13
13
13
47
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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