The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bombie today?

The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
S
0.5
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1413111111667777111166666656687
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120119898683239223103204836911255779211210180695327284240
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.44
7:52PM
1.15
7:49AM
1.50
8:28PM
1.26
8:29AM
1.52
9:03PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.19
1:32AM
0.34
2:21PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.07
3:00AM
0.19
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---7:14-------7:12-------7:10----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------211241------
Temp. °C192426252321212122282924222120202020212119191918
Feels °C (?)192323232221222122272823222120201918192019192018
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