Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.4° 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: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
2
SE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999899899999998888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2087199619961814142912021350841655558548516465465440430390375392349286848788884
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
1.53
9:39PM
1.03
9:34AM
1.56
10:16PM
1.06
10:10AM
1.58
10:53PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.38
3:46PM
0.18
3:03AM
0.35
4:22PM
0.14
3:42AM
0.33
4:56PM
0.11
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:09-------8:08-------8:08-
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
18162111111111111-1-----1-
Temp. °C192020212020191919191920212120191919202121211919
Feels °C (?)171717181616151617171718191919181818181718181717
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