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Wombarra surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 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
22.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wombarra today?

The current surf forecast for Wombarra at 2PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101099999999999999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2723281524872313222719761836178718842028175716221842910703607560470528503492408421392
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.47
9:01PM
0.99
8:58AM
1.53
9:39PM
1.03
9:34AM
1.56
10:16PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
0.23
2:23AM
0.38
3:46PM
0.18
3:03AM
0.35
4:22PM
0.14
3:42AM
0.33
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:09-------8:09-------8:08---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
5544445552222-11------11
Temp. °C202020202019191919202020191919192021222120191919
Feels °C (?)181717161616161615161717151616161718191918171717
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