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The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
21.7° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bombie today?

The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)--
Afternoon (24 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.9
SE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1099999999899101011111111141113131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64454446640635935128724323219419922732537448049944154331737982874913981240
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.45
12:46AM
1.24
12:38PM
1.34
1:35AM
1.28
1:31PM
1.21
2:30AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.13
6:34AM
0.40
7:08PM
0.18
7:36AM
0.43
7:53PM
0.24
8:49AM
0.43
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202018181717182224232220202021303230232220192022
Feels °C (?)181716171617182020222321212121303130252118171720
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