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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 10 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at Sharkies today?
The current surf forecast for Sharkies at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sharkies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 109 | 159 | 193 | 295 | 445 | 886 | 574 | 428 | 363 | 266 | 233 | 163 | 282 | 461 | 596 | 715 | 593 | 395 | 187 | 128 | 114 | 51 | 45 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:44AM 1.06 | 5:32PM 1.35 | 6:30AM 1.15 | 6:24PM 1.34 | 7:09AM 1.24 | 7:09PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:15AM 0.49 | 12:15AM 0.23 | 12:15PM 0.43 | 12:53AM 0.22 | 1:05PM 0.36 | 1:26AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
The wind is still cross-on at Sharkies (moderate winds from the ENE at FlyStanwell 5 km from Sharkies). 1.5m 6s windswell from the NE with a 0.6m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 18 min ago
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