Werri Beach surf break

Werri Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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Werri Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Werri Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Werri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Werri Beach at 8PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (17 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
724
740
844
918
847
778
820
729
651
579
589
576
502
485
745
1222
1325
1331
1152
1080
1008
793
679
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:31PM1.75m
9:22AM1.16m
9:21PM1.76m
10:20AM1.11m
10:14PM1.72m
Low Tide
3:19AM-0.04m
2:51PM0.27m
4:15AM-0.04m
3:42PM0.32m
5:13AM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
15
20
20
18
18
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
645
724
740
844
918
847
778
820
729
651
579
589
576
502
485
745
1222
1325
1331
1152
1080
1008
793
1252
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
1.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
5
5
2
5
6
7
4
2
2
679
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
3
1.4
SSW
5
2.4
SSW
7
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
Energy kJ
2
2
3
100
558
1150
1050
951
1198
1738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
72
1
6
0
0
6
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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