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Lat Long: 34.45° S 150.90° E

Oilies Surf Photo: 'Oilies NSW Wollongong' by Noel Downey

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oilies sea temperature is

18.2° C

0.8°

Oilies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	ESE	S
	10 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW		ESE	S
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW		E	S
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW		ESE	S
	11 s	off		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WSW	ESE	S
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WSW	ESE	S
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	E	S
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	E	S
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	SW	E	S
	10 s	off	5 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	E	S
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	ESE	S
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WSW	SSW	E	S
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	WSW	S	E
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	WSW	S	E
	9 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	WSW	S	E
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	WSW	S	E
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WSW	S	S
	10 s	off	4 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oilies around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 minutes after low water (at low spring tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.6 ft). Range 1.86m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Oilies Surf Photo: 'Oilies NSW Wollongong' by Noel Downey

Oilies - Local lefts, They are not as good as the old day :(

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User: Noel Downey (35 photos)

Country: Australia (2655 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:59 pm 17 Jun 2011

Craig Morris
As good as it gets!
Local
If you were from the old days you wouldn't be putting up pics you idiot