Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 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
19.7° 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: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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4
2
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0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
809
1210
1331
880
979
840
687
745
1232
1288
985
848
650
526
509
429
345
302
244
209
383
540
678
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:25PM1.71m
11:25AM1.07m
11:20PM1.63m
12:28PM1.04m
00:19AM1.53m
1:35PM1.04m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.02m
4:47PM0.36m
6:23AM0.07m
5:49PM0.43m
7:23AM0.12m
6:58PM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
14
16
17
16
16
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
10
11
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
1.6
ENE
10
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
886
537
904
984
540
750
627
687
370
312
318
312
312
296
250
204
200
160
154
207
139
383
540
678
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
553
763
676
607
450
441
392
5
5
5
5
17
16
48
42
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
31
29
11
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
829
809
1210
1331
880
979
840
745
1232
1288
985
848
650
526
509
429
345
302
244
209
78
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
15
15
15
21
21
57
20
8
15
15
15
21
15
15
15
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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