The Bombie surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am 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 1.3°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 7AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (25 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
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
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1706
1520
1468
1468
1372
1396
1280
1302
1302
1227
1248
1248
1248
1835
2391
2641
1806
1836
1749
1607
1448
1354
1333
1170
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
SE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18AM1.24m
4:23PM1.24m
4:18AM1.16m
5:07PM1.32m
5:13AM1.10m
5:46PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.25m
10:27PM0.46m
10:34AM0.28m
11:26PM0.41m
11:12AM0.31m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
16
17
17
18
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
18
19
18
18
18
16
17
18
19
20
20
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
16
16
15
19
19
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.4
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
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
Energy kJ
1706
1520
1468
1468
1372
1396
1280
1302
1302
1227
1248
1248
1248
1347
1652
1820
1806
1836
1749
1607
1448
1354
1333
1170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
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
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
6
6
5
25
44
41
38
34
30
25
24
22
21
21
9
9
8
8
8
17
28
41
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
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
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
8
2
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
1835
2391
2641
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
6
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
6
68
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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