The Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Illawarra, Australia)

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The Bombie Surf Guide

The Bombie in Sydney South is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. A left hand reef break. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

The Bombie Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Bombie:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Bombie occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf The Bombie (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing The Bombie with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in May while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 14% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

14%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore The Bombie Location Map

Interactive The Bombie surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to The Bombie is Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Bombie is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

The Bombie Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 00:27 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on

What does The Bombie look like?

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Tides at The Bombie

Current tide and informaton

For Corrimal, 3.0 km from The Bombie.

Next High Water: 06:05am | 1.45m

Next Low Water: 01:00pm | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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The Bombie Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 23.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite