Thommos surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thommos today?

The current surf forecast for Thommos at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
14
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
62
41
41
40
41
43
43
43
66
67
69
70
106
117
110
106
141
141
158
239
289
284
280
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:47AM1.28m
2:13PM0.95m
1:45AM1.25m
3:12PM1.02m
2:45AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.59m
7:56AM0.34m
7:22PM0.61m
8:47AM0.31m
8:36PM0.59m
9:35AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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6:35
6:37
6:37
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5:07
5:07
5:06
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
17
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
18
11
10
9
9
9
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
18
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.8
E
14
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1725
1983
1458
1065
1739
1439
1130
855
660
544
465
356
340
290
239
110
106
141
467
361
239
289
284
419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
1.1
S
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
E
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
E
12
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
61
62
41
350
40
41
43
43
43
66
67
69
70
106
89
31
21
170
141
216
205
199
186
280
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.6
E
13
0.2
E
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
41
8
29
66
56
6
6
5
6
6
117
21
174
158
2
2
2
131
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3394
3322
2284
1484
324
573
584
375
426
426
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
18
12
0
0
0
0
19
55
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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