Thommos Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Thommos surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 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 20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thommos today?

The current surf forecast for Thommos at 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	-	-
Afternoon (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24				Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	6	6	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2375	2177	2177	1990	1990	1786	1756	1756	1652	1522	1557	1557	1455	1472	1369	1954	2129	2104	2559	3278	3047	2361	2246	2154
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	ESE	WNW	W	WSW	W	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	W	SW	SSW	SSE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		3:32PM1.16m				3:18AM1.24m					4:23PM1.24m				4:18AM1.16m				5:07PM1.32m				5:13AM1.10m
Low Tide				9:18PM0.50m				9:51AM0.25m					10:27PM0.46m				10:34AM0.28m				11:26PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—
	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	3	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	18	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	18
Feels °C	19	17	18	18	16	16	16	18	20	19	18	17	18	18	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 11	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 13
kJ	2375	2177	2177	1990	1990	1786	1756	1756	1652	1522	1557	1557	1455	1472	1369	1638	1776	21	2559	2685	2641	2361	2246	2154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	4	—	—	—	9	9	6	21	20	40	67	63	56	51	47	44	23	—	21	21	9	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 19	—	—	—	S 17	—	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	8	8	—	—	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	6	—	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNE 6	ENE 12	ENE 12	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1954	2129	2104	232	3278	3047	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	60	60	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8

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