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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Oilies surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 May 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Oilies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oilies sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Oilies today?
The current surf forecast for Oilies at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Oilies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 289 | 334 | 341 | 356 | 356 | 363 | 363 | 370 | 377 | 385 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 370 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 306 | 255 | 255 | 214 | 204 | 200 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 128 | 131 | 232 | 220 | 202 | 202 | 244 | 198 | 191 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 110 | 100 | 96 | 71 | 415 | 903 | 856 | 588 | 576 | 878 | 730 | 484 | 435 | 273 | 221 | 467 | 418 | 356 | 356 | 294 | 294 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:52AM 1.31 | 8:08PM 1.72 | 8:34AM 1.29 | 8:43PM 1.75 | 9:17AM 1.25 | 9:20PM 1.75 | 10:02AM 1.21 | 9:58PM 1.74 | 10:51AM 1.17 | 10:38PM 1.71 | 11:43AM 1.14 | 11:23PM 1.67 | 12:39PM 1.13 | 12:13AM 1.63 | 1:37PM 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36PM 0.47 | 2:44AM 0.42 | 2:10PM 0.51 | 3:26AM 0.41 | 2:45PM 0.56 | 4:10AM 0.41 | 3:21PM 0.62 | 4:55AM 0.42 | 4:00PM 0.68 | 5:43AM 0.43 | 4:44PM 0.73 | 6:32AM 0.44 | 5:37PM 0.77 | 7:24AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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