Thommos surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm 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 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
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 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
551
505
408
304
318
376
308
297
337
300
282
235
146
119
116
90
88
68
47
49
42
88
64
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM0.98m
1:32AM1.44m
3:00PM1.00m
2:45AM1.38m
4:06PM1.07m
3:53AM1.34m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.51m
8:42AM0.21m
8:18PM0.53m
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:20
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
23
21
18
17
16
15
15
20
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
21
19
17
17
15
14
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
582
551
505
408
304
286
376
308
297
337
300
282
235
146
119
116
90
88
68
47
38
42
73
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
563
477
431
359
265
318
220
216
154
120
103
81
67
47
62
68
70
23
23
29
49
35
25
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
89
33
45
44
31
29
15
19
14
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
7
Energy kJ
87
42
47
43
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
13
13
13
0
0
0
0
6
105
33
13
0
0
0
0
0
14
255
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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