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North Era surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 05 Feb 2026 AEDT
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North Era surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Era sea temperature is
22.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Era today?

The current surf forecast for North Era at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
0.7
NE
1.2
S
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)6776661165666666667777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141192111837854403771565849393837335410612810496135128120
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
20
ENE
5
E
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
NNE
10
NW
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
1.25
11:34AM
1.47
12:15AM
1.25
12:13PM
1.33
12:55AM
1.25
12:53PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.28
6:03PM
0.13
6:07AM
0.34
6:35PM
0.21
6:55AM
0.41
7:08PM
0.30
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise--6:18-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-----7:58-------7:58-------7:57--
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202022293126222019191924272826232121212828302725
Feels °C (?)222022292928221817192026272827252223242827272627
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