The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 25 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bombie today?

The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 4AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.9
E
11
2.1
E
11
3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1277
1302
1186
1227
1248
1248
1248
2010
2701
1820
1820
1707
1607
1471
1448
1299
1160
1031
1005
887
855
841
999
1651
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:23PM1.24m
4:18AM1.16m
5:07PM1.32m
5:13AM1.10m
5:46PM1.39m
6:03AM1.06m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.46m
10:34AM0.28m
11:26PM0.41m
11:12AM0.31m
00:16AM0.35m
11:49AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
1
3
3
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
18
17
18
17
18
20
20
19
17
18
17
18
19
20
18
18
18
18
16
16
19
20
20
20
20
17
18
16
17
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.9
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1277
1302
1186
1227
1248
1248
1248
1505
1790
1820
1820
1707
1607
1471
1448
1299
1160
1031
1005
887
855
841
999
1152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
41
38
34
30
25
24
22
21
21
9
9
8
8
8
17
30
45
60
57
38
35
35
22
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
5
4
4
4
15
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
0.5
SSW
3
3
E
10
Energy kJ
2010
2701
5
1651
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
6
0
0
1
1
5
6
6
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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