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The Bombie Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Bombie today?
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
1149 | 1193 | 1215 | 1351 | 1068 | 1070 | 752 | 623 | 617 | 544 | 455 | 423 | 339 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 209 | 188 | 176 | 132 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.01m | 00:23AM1.52m | 1:44PM0.98m | 1:33AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.00m | 2:45AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.45m | 7:31AM0.18m | 6:57PM0.51m | 8:42AM0.21m | 8:18PM0.53m | 9:45AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 1149 | 1193 | 1215 | 1351 | 1068 | 1070 | 752 | 603 | 617 | 544 | 445 | 423 | 339 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 209 | 188 | 176 | 132 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 165 | 276 | 461 | 633 | 634 | 623 | 512 | 453 | 455 | 310 | 292 | 225 | 220 | 184 | 151 | 118 | 103 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 45 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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