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Sharkies Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sharkies surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Sharkies today?
The current surf forecast for Sharkies at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sharkies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1269 | 1530 | 1735 | 1783 | 1503 | 1255 | 1131 | 1209 | 1260 | 1283 | 1255 | 2271 | 1949 | 849 | 660 | 616 | 625 | 599 | 534 | 507 | 564 | 673 | 718 | 1094 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:16PM 1.59 | 8:53AM 1.23 | 8:54PM 1.53 | 9:29AM 1.27 | 9:31PM 1.44 | 10:03AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:51AM 0.09 | 2:38PM 0.26 | 3:23AM 0.12 | 3:19PM 0.27 | 3:53AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
Still cross-shore at Sharkies (near gales from the S at FlyStanwell 5 km from Sharkies). 3.4m 9s swell from the S with a 1.3m 9s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 20 min ago
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