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Sharkies surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Sharkies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sharkies sea temperature is
22.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sharkies today?

The current surf forecast for Sharkies at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
1.2
S
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)666676666656676666677776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131141141120978378544233715861524071544651859193118128
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
5
E
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
1.25
11:23AM
1.49
12:03AM
1.27
12:02PM
1.34
12:43AM
1.27
12:43PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.06
5:09AM
0.28
5:52PM
0.14
5:56AM
0.34
6:24PM
0.22
6:46AM
0.41
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:22---
Sunset8:00------7:59-------7:58-------7:57
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222019202330312622201917192527252221212021283226
Feels °C (?)212020202330292823191818202627252422222224293127
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