North Era Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.18° S 151.06° E)

Surf Forecasts:

North Era surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 AEDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at North Era today?

The current surf forecast for North Era at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Wednesday 05								Thursday 06								Friday 07
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	68	64	94	71	71	119	67	66	69	71	71	96	137	71	106	137	162	275	269	206	191	321	736	822
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	W	SE	ESE	NNE	WNW	W	W	WNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				8:34AM 1.66				9:04PM 1.31				9:19AM 1.73				9:57PM 1.25				10:06AM 1.75				10:52PM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)		2:10AM 0.09				3:03PM 0.02				2:53AM 0.13				3:57PM -0.03				3:38AM 0.18				4:51PM -0.03

	Wednesday 05								Thursday 06								Friday 07
Sunrise	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:29	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	14	20	23	23	18	17	15	14	16	22	23	21	19	18	17	16	18	23	25	24	22	23
Feels °C (?)	8	7	8	15	21	21	15	15	12	11	12	19	18	16	17	16	16	15	18	21	22	21	19	20

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