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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Farm surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Farm sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Farm today?
The current surf forecast for The Farm at 3AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Farm. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
1171 | 1919 | 1799 | 725 | 460 | 505 | 434 | 835 | 2395 | 2318 | 1773 | 1962 | 1426 | 1267 | 1492 | 1131 | 696 | 506 | 421 | 355 | 304 | 290 | 290 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.31m | 1:12PM0.91m | 00:49AM1.28m | 2:14PM0.94m | 1:46AM1.25m | 3:12PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.56m | 7:04AM0.35m | 6:15PM0.60m | 7:57AM0.34m | 7:23PM0.61m | 8:48AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 670 | 1043 | 1160 | 725 | 460 | 505 | 434 | 835 | 1363 | 1425 | 1124 | 1112 | 1426 | 1267 | 988 | 816 | 696 | 506 | 421 | 355 | 304 | 290 | 290 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 128 | 94 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 71 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1171 | 1919 | 1799 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2395 | 2318 | 1773 | 1962 | — | — | 1492 | 1131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
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