Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 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 12AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1279
1376
1401
1264
1219
1132
918
725
582
551
505
408
347
286
376
308
297
281
255
250
240
173
165
96
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
S
0
S
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.01m
00:33AM1.50m
1:49PM0.97m
1:42AM1.42m
3:07PM0.99m
2:54AM1.36m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.44m
7:43AM0.19m
7:07PM0.50m
8:53AM0.21m
8:29PM0.53m
9:57AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
15
16
16
15
15
16
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
19
18
17
17
17
15
14
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1279
1376
1401
1264
1219
1132
918
725
582
551
505
408
347
286
376
308
297
281
255
250
240
173
165
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.3
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
15
1
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
6
47
123
357
560
589
566
583
563
477
431
359
265
270
220
216
154
120
103
81
77
47
45
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
ESE
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
89
2
12
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
49
3
3
15
15
15
3
3
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
8
30
15
11
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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