Thommos surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thommos today?

The current surf forecast for Thommos at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1219
1132
918
778
582
551
505
408
304
286
376
363
297
337
255
245
235
211
146
119
80
113
70
48
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM1.52m
1:44PM0.98m
1:32AM1.44m
3:00PM1.00m
2:45AM1.38m
4:06PM1.07m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.18m
6:56PM0.51m
8:42AM0.21m
8:18PM0.53m
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
19
19
17
17
16
15
16
19
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
20
24
21
18
17
15
14
14
15
17
18
16
17
16
14
15
18
18
17
16
16
16
14
14
19
22
19
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1219
1132
918
778
582
551
505
408
304
286
376
363
297
337
255
245
235
211
146
119
80
88
70
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
560
589
566
512
563
477
431
359
265
270
220
216
154
106
103
81
67
47
45
70
58
29
16
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
ESE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
10
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
89
2
2
38
44
31
2
23
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
113
38
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
1
1
1
13
13
13
0
0
0
0
5
105
33
13
0
0
0
0
0
2
33
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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