The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Bombie today?

The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (18 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Dec)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
1.4
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
1
S
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)11610101010677788877777577667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7913575535132175299301146117117981071187559505456912367464
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
NNE
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
20
S
0
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
15
NE
5
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.48
8:27PM
0.99
8:24AM
1.52
9:08PM
1.00
9:02AM
1.54
9:48PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.40
2:38PM
0.25
1:49AM
0.40
3:16PM
0.21
2:28AM
0.40
3:55PM
0.18
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise--5:37-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:06-------8:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171721292927242423222631302926272723212629262321
Feels °C (?)171721282725232423222631293027262822242729262622
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