Surf Forecasts:
Wombarra surf forecast from 19 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 26 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with 1,569 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 18s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wombarra in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 21st Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wombarra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 42 | 125 | 157 | 93 | 110 | 312 | 1183 | 280 | 454 | 229 | 143 | 178 | 128 | 98 | 278 | 215 | 156 | 196 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.84m | 3:25PM1.20m | 4:41AM0.89m | 4:27PM1.24m | 5:31AM0.95m | 5:18PM1.30m | 6:10AM1.04m | 6:01PM1.36m | 6:45AM1.13m | 6:40PM1.40m | 7:18AM1.23m | 7:19PM1.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.47m | 8:36AM0.61m | 10:36PM0.43m | 9:51AM0.58m | 11:25PM0.36m | 10:52AM0.52m | 00:04AM0.29m | 11:42AM0.45m | 00:38AM0.22m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.16m | 1:09PM0.29m | 1:41AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 42 | 125 | 40 | 51 | 110 | 71 | 6 | 280 | 454 | 183 | 143 | 178 | 37 | 60 | 69 | 30 | 106 | 6 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | N 4 | NE 5 | S 21 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 63 | 157 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 178 | 26 | 229 | 79 | 39 | 128 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 11 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 19 | S 15 | E 11 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 4 | NW 2 | — | SSE 6 | S 10 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 312 | 1183 | — | — | 27 | 53 | 43 | — | 95 | 278 | 215 | 156 | 196 | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 668 | 150 | 15 | 57 | 107 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
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