Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
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Wombarra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wombarra sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wombarra today?

The current surf forecast for Wombarra at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.7
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)99109998898888868910101111121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20721222517113095918956514446313018769210441380191122602216284323982541
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------22--------
Temp. °C161514212626202017161624282617151412111617171714
Feels °C (?)1614121922241817141313212421121112991312131210
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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