Surf Forecasts:
Wombarra surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, S swell with 391 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wombarra this week:
The surf forecast for Wombarra over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wombarra in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wombarra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 165 | 368 | 362 | 123 | 201 | 186 | 165 | 110 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 111 | 83 | 253 | 83 | 77 | 58 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.61m | 10:12AM1.31m | 10:15PM1.49m | 10:53AM1.33m | 10:58PM1.34m | 11:35AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.19m | 12:19PM1.30m | 00:27AM1.05m | 1:06PM1.26m | 1:22AM0.93m | 2:01PM1.23m | 2:33AM0.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.02m | 4:03PM0.23m | 4:40AM0.10m | 4:52PM0.29m | 5:15AM0.19m | 5:44PM0.35m | 5:49AM0.29m | 6:39PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.38m | 7:43PM0.48m | 7:08AM0.47m | 8:57PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 131 | 165 | 17 | 60 | 96 | 96 | 56 | 165 | 110 | 73 | 85 | 80 | 55 | 75 | 78 | 253 | 83 | 77 | 58 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 66 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 106 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 61 | 111 | 83 | 12 | 44 | — | — | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 14 | — | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 12 | SE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 8 | E 11 | — | — | S 13 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 368 | 362 | 123 | 201 | 186 | 94 | — | 88 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 0 | 58 | 57 | 3 | 57 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 118 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 670 | 0 |
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