Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 21 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wombarra today?

The current surf forecast for Wombarra at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101111111111111211111111111110101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11927061067970899109212191232127913761317126411411092935778676496458400377363377356
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
1.08
11:32PM
1.58
12:34PM
1.01
12:33AM
1.50
1:49PM
0.97
1:42AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
0.35
6:33AM
0.14
5:56PM
0.44
7:43AM
0.19
7:07PM
0.50
8:53AM
0.21
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:22-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11-1--------------------
Temp. °C181918171717181920191716171517191919181816161619
Feels °C (?)141515141414151517161514151315161717161715151518
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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