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Woonona Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woonona surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Woonona surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woonona sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woonona today?
The current surf forecast for Woonona at 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woonona. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | |
545 | 535 | 469 | 452 | 443 | 416 | 410 | 356 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 163 | 128 | 94 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.42m | 11:20AM0.94m | 11:08PM1.37m | 12:12PM0.91m | 11:56PM1.32m | 1:12PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.30m | 4:31PM0.52m | 6:10AM0.33m | 5:17PM0.56m | 7:03AM0.35m | 6:13PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 545 | 535 | 469 | 452 | 443 | 416 | 410 | 356 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 421 | 864 | 1415 | 1230 | 1096 | 884 | 656 | 500 | 363 | 458 | 708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 44 | 69 | 53 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 163 | 128 | 94 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | NE 11 | S 17 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 2391 | 2011 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 27 | 2 | 106 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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