Thommos surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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Thommos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thommos sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thommos today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thommos at 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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)
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1013
997
955
785
743
743
651
639
627
592
569
494
494
434
494
520
510
510
458
392
332
326
273
225
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:02AM1.06m
6:22PM1.44m
6:48AM1.04m
6:57PM1.48m
7:32AM1.03m
7:32PM1.51m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.34m
11:48AM0.34m
1:00AM0.29m
12:24PM0.36m
1:41AM0.24m
1:00PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
17
19
19
17
16
15
15
14
16
20
19
16
15
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
14
13
14
13
15
16
14
13
11
11
10
11
16
15
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
1013
997
955
785
743
743
651
639
627
592
569
494
494
434
494
520
510
510
294
302
333
343
309
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
39
36
35
34
23
21
20
19
9
18
18
16
6
5
5
269
246
458
392
332
326
273
225
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
4
16
16
3
11
45
18
18
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
2
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
111
45
85
205
170
132
128
305
526
539
407
378
303
7
7
4
1
1
5
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
13
19
19
19
55
55
55
126
126
94
19
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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