Port Kembla Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.49° S 150.92° E

Issued: 4 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Kembla Beach sea temperature is

20.3°C

Port Kembla Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Kembla Beach today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Kembla Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

Table - waves today at Port Kembla Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	!	!	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	!	!	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	221	253	464	725	895	472	347	290	192	118	91	71	51	36	26	25	40	215	949	1320	1412	921
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			6:23PM1.45m				7:02AM1.46m				7:13PM1.41m				7:41AM1.55m				7:59PM1.36m
Low Tide	12:15PM0.47m				00:44AM0.31m				1:11PM0.39m				1:21AM0.32m				2:00PM0.33m				1:56AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	7:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	15	14	13	15	19	21	20	18	17	16	16	20	26	21	15	13	10	10	9
Feels °C	14	13	12	12	12	11	14	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	17	23	14	9	6	4	4	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	NE 5	SSE 7	SSE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 9	ENE 9
kJ	27	33	20	25	699	472	347	290	192	118	91	71	51	23	26	23	21	45	27	29	929	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	E 10	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 14	E 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 5	SSE 7	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 6	E 13	S 18	S 18	ENE 9	S 17
kJ	9	—	7	—	26	27	26	26	4	4	25	25	19	36	16	18	15	4	6	6	29	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 15	NE 8	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 18	S 18	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	4	4	25	24	24	25	26	7	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	221	253	464	725	895	—	—	—	54	25	15	15	54	—	1	1	40	215	949	1320	1412	921
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	603	643	68	13	3	0	0	13	608	112	56	13	0	0	0	0	46	218	101	9	13	9
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Rating (10 max)				3	4	2	2	2				1	1	1	1	1	1			4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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