The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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The Bombie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bombie sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bombie today?

The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.8
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
645
555
555
545
535
535
452
443
426
346
410
356
356
296
245
200
163
482
2098
2534
1371
1178
969
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32AM0.98m
10:24PM1.42m
11:18AM0.94m
11:07PM1.37m
12:10PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.46m
5:21AM0.29m
4:30PM0.51m
6:10AM0.33m
5:17PM0.56m
7:02AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
22
21
18
15
15
14
14
18
20
20
17
15
14
15
14
12
14
14
12
10
9
8
9
14
18
17
16
12
13
12
13
18
18
17
15
13
11
11
11
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.8
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
Energy kJ
645
645
555
555
545
535
535
452
443
426
346
410
356
356
296
245
200
163
482
1179
1595
1371
1178
969
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
5
6
6
30
30
45
93
54
46
32
20
12
6
6
2
2
1
37
128
94
70
50
51
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
3
28
26
21
4
4
14
3
3
3
3
6
6
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
N
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
4
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
15
7
6
4
2
3
9
1
1
1
14
31
61
24
2098
2534
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
41
92
0
0
0
1
0
41
103
113
353
12
1
5
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
6
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
6
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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