Little Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Newcastle, Australia)

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Little Bombie Surf Guide

Little Bombie in Newcastle is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. There is a left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

Little Bombie Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	22.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Little Bombie:

The best conditions reported for surf at Little Bombie occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Little Bombie with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in January while 40% 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

13%

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

blown out

40%

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 Little Bombie Location Map

Interactive Little Bombie 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 Little Bombie is Newcastle Airport (NTL) in Australia, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Little Bombie is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 82 km (51 miles) away.

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Little Bombie Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:27 Local Time

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

What does Little Bombie look like?

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Tides at Little Bombie

Current tide and informaton

For Gorokan, 5 km from Little Bombie.

Next High Water: 11:11am | 0.96m

Next Low Water: 04:25pm | 0.51m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Little Bombie Sea Temperature

The water temperature (22.7 °C) at Little Bombie is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °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*: 22.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite