Thommos surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thommos today?

The current surf forecast for Thommos at 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
721
771
919
732
778
938
970
1280
1331
1162
1039
870
791
676
573
510
432
424
370
306
300
300
290
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:20PM1.77m
10:17AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
11:17AM1.07m
11:09PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.25m
4:14AM-0.04m
3:41PM0.31m
5:12AM-0.00m
4:36PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
16
15
16
14
13
13
14
13
16
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
14
15
15
13
11
9
14
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.8
ENE
10
2.4
S
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
778
721
623
681
732
778
938
970
1280
1331
1162
1039
758
723
676
1005
510
432
424
370
306
300
300
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
1.7
NE
8
0.6
SSW
4
2.1
S
8
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
398
15
583
870
791
573
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.7
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
Energy kJ
771
919
2
5
17
31
27
77
278
829
1164
999
723
1331
1039
861
734
865
971
1138
1088
861
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
19
0
0
13
46
13
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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