Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Wombarra today?

The current surf forecast for Wombarra at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
1
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)867776788888875111188877710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21768197881121231741831391269992641112483833451951341728488141
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
1.39
5:10AM
0.98
5:04PM
1.42
6:04AM
1.05
5:59PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.51
11:06PM
0.26
10:34AM
0.48
12:00AM
0.21
11:36AM
0.42
12:44AM
0.17
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:52-------
Sunset---5:46-------5:47-------5:47----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162227262219171616192221161312111216181716141412
Feels °C (?)131823222018161512141715108981014151415131410
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Wombarra (strong winds from the NW at FlyStanwell 3 km from Wombarra). 0.3m 8s swell from the SSE with a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the E and a 0.1m 19s long period groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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50 km/h
NW
Offshore
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