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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 3 am 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 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
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 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | |
346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 289 | 498 | 1034 | 2011 | 1288 | 953 | 621 | 426 | 1559 | 2467 | 2032 | 1818 | 2712 | 1452 | 1144 | 1026 | 784 | 653 | 489 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.36m | 12:12PM0.91m | 11:55PM1.31m | 1:12PM0.91m | 00:49AM1.28m | 2:14PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.33m | 5:18PM0.56m | 7:04AM0.35m | 6:15PM0.60m | 7:57AM0.34m | 7:23PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 289 | 498 | 1034 | 1230 | 1288 | 953 | 621 | 426 | 484 | 1095 | 986 | 967 | 1340 | 1452 | 1144 | 1026 | 784 | 653 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 163 | 128 | 94 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 2011 | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1559 | 2467 | 2032 | 1818 | 2712 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 86 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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