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Port Kembla Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Port Kembla Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Port Kembla Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Kembla Beach sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Kembla Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Port Kembla Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Kembla Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | |
443 | 416 | 400 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 260 | 623 | 1268 | 2434 | 1439 | 1107 | 730 | 500 | 356 | 495 | 831 | 725 | 1342 | 1558 | 1998 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.14m | 11:18PM1.63m | 12:27PM1.11m | 00:03AM1.57m | 1:27PM1.11m | 00:53AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.72m | 6:24AM0.51m | 5:24PM0.79m | 7:16AM0.52m | 6:20PM0.83m | 8:07AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 443 | 416 | 400 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 260 | 623 | 1268 | 1509 | 1439 | 1107 | 730 | 500 | 356 | 495 | 831 | 725 | 1342 | 1558 | 1165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 163 | 128 | 94 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 3 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 11 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2434 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1998 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 101 | 7 | 101 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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