Werri Point surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Werri Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Werri Point sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Werri Point today?

The current surf forecast for Werri Point at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
270
255
250
250
426
373
334
286
231
306
445
788
904
981
916
935
1040
1338
1477
1520
1512
1565
1593
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NNE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:24PM1.04m
00:10AM1.54m
1:30PM1.05m
1:12AM1.44m
2:34PM1.09m
2:16AM1.33m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.05m
5:40PM0.45m
7:13AM0.11m
6:49PM0.49m
8:11AM0.17m
8:04PM0.52m
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6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
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4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
18
18
16
16
17
17
8
10
11
12
12
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
18
17
16
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
0.3
S
12
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
318
270
255
250
250
204
200
160
148
142
306
445
24
904
981
916
935
1040
1338
1477
1520
1512
1565
1593
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.7
E
7
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
4
16
51
29
26
25
27
13
19
10
12
8
27
6
19
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
33
3
10
34
30
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1029
809
659
513
427
426
373
334
286
231
186
131
788
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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