Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 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
19.8° 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: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
!
!
1
!
!
!
!
!
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4
!
4
!
!
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4
!
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2.4
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
681
657
603
856
943
1280
1331
1109
952
870
769
663
1075
1137
904
718
700
942
1473
1342
1028
779
597
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM1.75m
10:25AM1.11m
10:25PM1.71m
11:25AM1.07m
11:20PM1.63m
12:28PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:25AM-0.02m
3:51PM0.30m
5:23AM0.02m
4:47PM0.36m
6:23AM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
14
13
12
16
16
16
15
13
14
15
12
15
17
17
19
19
17
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
13
11
9
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
7
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
S
8
2
S
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
623
681
657
603
856
943
1280
1331
1109
952
671
586
663
573
510
424
370
370
300
300
250
240
240
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
5
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
8
17
870
763
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2.4
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
Energy kJ
2
4
15
27
53
286
499
870
769
641
1075
1137
904
718
700
942
1473
1342
1028
779
597
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
0
3
15
26
2
0
15
20
15
15
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
2
4
4
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
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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