Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wombarra today?

The current surf forecast for Wombarra at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Dec)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (18 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.6
S
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.5
S
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)11661056677777777777677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11210677751112172192373013271991601561691471438886139778914716277
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSE
15
NNE
5
SW
5
N
15
WNW
5
NNW
15
S
5
SSW
15
NW
15
NE
15
NE
10
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crossoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
1.45
8:38PM
0.98
8:37AM
1.48
9:19PM
0.99
9:14AM
1.51
9:58PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.40
2:47PM
0.27
2:00AM
0.40
3:26PM
0.23
2:39AM
0.40
4:05PM
0.20
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:05-------8:06-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1---11---1-
Temp. °C171721293028252423222733283025262622212629272221
Feels °C (?)171721292826252423222634263126252722232629272422
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