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Wombarra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wombarra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
305 | 363 | 411 | 505 | 653 | 678 | 710 | 724 | 740 | 757 | 757 | 740 | 677 | 677 | 617 | 603 | 522 | 471 | 471 | 436 | 477 | 540 | 551 | 788 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.70m | 8:33AM1.21m | 8:42PM1.75m | 9:28AM1.16m | 9:32PM1.75m | 10:25AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.01m | 2:12PM0.20m | 3:29AM-0.03m | 3:00PM0.24m | 4:25AM-0.02m | 3:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 305 | 363 | 411 | 505 | 653 | 678 | 710 | 724 | 740 | 757 | 757 | 740 | 677 | 677 | 617 | 603 | 522 | 471 | 471 | 436 | 477 | 540 | 551 | 788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
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