The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 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
22.1° 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 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SE
4
SE
4.5
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSW
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
SE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3
E
Period(s) (?)888899910111111111110109101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3192913201121134117642003250337764121431140733971290522921204865889107713411993263128981397
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.45
8:10PM
0.96
8:07AM
1.51
8:50PM
1.00
8:46AM
1.56
9:28PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.45
2:22PM
0.28
1:29AM
0.42
3:00PM
0.22
2:11AM
0.38
3:36PM
0.17
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:10-------8:09-------8:09-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
3-----1111222332131484444
Temp. °C202020242322202019191920202019191918192020202020
Feels °C (?)191718212018161715141517171615151513161717161617
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