New-South-Wales Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

New-South-Wales wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the New-South-Wales region.

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	Thu		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New-South-Wales	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Avoca Point NSW - Newcastle	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Tenia New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Japs VIC - Far West	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Lyall Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	4	4	9	5	9	6	4	7	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 E	2.4 SW	2.1 SSW	4.0 ENE	1.2 S	6.0 S	5.0 S	4.5 S	3.5 S	0.8 SSW	2.0 NW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.7 S	2.0 S	1.9 S
Period(s) (?)	12	13	12	11	9	12	13	12	11	19	12	12	13	17	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	13
Energy(?)	1285	1789	1468	5650	402	18944	14691	9249	5263	1004	1214	1860	1484	5759	1274	995	3078	3480	1551	1018	1222	1241
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	off	on	cross	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	6:30PM 1.77	4:05AM 1.41		5:25PM 0.99		5:17AM 1.42	5:29PM 1.14		6:21AM 1.41		3:12AM 1.59			8:10PM 1.19	7:49AM 1.50		8:18PM 1.34	8:39AM 1.61		9:09PM 1.58	9:12AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)		9:23PM 0.52	11:14AM 0.25		10:45PM 0.50	12:14PM 0.20		11:35PM 0.44		6:42PM 0.21	8:54PM 0.11	8:03AM 0.18	2:06PM 0.17	2:04AM 0.23		2:12PM 0.07	2:18AM 0.15		2:52PM 0.29	3:12AM 0.21		3:40PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	22	21	17	18	16	19	19	18	18	16	15	27	18	22	13	12	18	14	14	18	23
Low °C	23	21	21	17	15	14	18	15	15	17	16	13	27	17	19	12	11	16	13	12	16	22
Chill °C (?)	25	22	21	16	17	14	18	18	17	18	15	15	27	17	22	12	12	18	12	14	18	23
Sunrise	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:56	-
Sunset	7:00	-	-	7:36	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:39	-	-	5:58	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.4 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 E	1.2 S	5.5 SSE	4.5 SSE	4.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.1 SW	2.0 NW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.7 S	2.0 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	12	13	12	11	9	12	13	12	11	13	12	12	13	17	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	1.4 E	1.3 E	0.2 S	0.7 SE	-	0.3 E	-	0.3 E	1.1 E	0.6 WSW	-	0.3 SE	2.3 WSW	0.3 NW	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	-	0.7 S	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	8	9	9	15	10	-	11	-	10	8	12	-	13	11	10	10	9	-	15	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	4.0 ENE	0.6 W	6.0 S	5.0 S	4.5 S	3.5 S	1.2 NE	-	-	0.8 SE	2.5 WSW	-	1.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	4	12	13	12	11	9	-	-	13	11	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Thursday 26				Friday 27							Saturday 28									Sun
	4PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New-South-Wales	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	6	5	9	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 N	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 E	2.4 ENE	2.5 E	2.4 SSW	3.0 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	5.0 SSE	4.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.5 S	4.0 S
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	11	10	14	14	13	14	12	12	13	12	12
Energy(?)	3586	1285	1261	1280	1142	1815	1194	1062	1152	1273	1069	1784	1273	3285	9307	8304	5046	12404	9249	8746	8644	8228
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	low	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		4:08PM 0.94				4:05AM 1.41						12:08AM 1.78			5:16AM 1.45				6:26PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)				9:23PM 0.52				10:05AM 0.61		4:48PM 0.35	7:02PM 0.11		11:02PM 0.38				12:15PM 0.21				11:56PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	risk thund- der	heavy rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	3	1	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	15	23	19	18	16	15	21	21	22	16	19	17	16	15	14	20	22	19	17	20	16	15
Chill °C (?)	14	23	19	18	16	14	21	21	22	16	19	17	15	14	13	20	22	18	17	20	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 N	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 E	2.4 ENE	2.5 E	0.7 SE	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	0.5 E	4.5 SSE	4.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.5 S
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	11	10	14	14	13	10	12	12	14	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.2 S	0.3 NE	0.2 NNE	1.3 S	1.6 S	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.3 NNE	-	-	0.6 E	-	0.4 E
Period (s)	13	8	10	13	7	8	9	9	9	14	15	14	10	12	10	10	12	-	-	10	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 S	-	-	-	-	1.9 NNE	-	2.4 SSW	-	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	5.0 SSE	4.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.5 S	4.0 S
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	7	8	-	-	-	-	6	-	10	-	14	13	14	12	12	13	12	12

	Thursday 26										Friday 27
	2PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New-South-Wales	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Porpoise Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	6	5	9	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 N	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 ESE	1.9 E	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.3 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 SE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	8	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	10	11	11
Energy(?)	2686	1345	1309	1287	1287	1285	1390	1348	1645	1378	1491	1194	936	905	777	777	705	1471	1829	510	732	505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)						4:08PM 0.94
Low Tide / height (m)									8:46PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	1	-
High °C	16	26	25	25	23	23	22	22	22	15	15	15	21	22	21	22	21	14	13	20	13	20
Chill °C (?)	15	26	25	25	23	23	22	22	22	13	13	13	21	22	21	22	21	13	12	20	10	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	7:01	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 N	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	1.9 ESE	1.9 E	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.8 E	1.8 S	1.3 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 SE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	17	11	19	11	11	11	11	11	12	8	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.9 NE	0.3 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	0.9 E	0.4 NE	1.7 E	0.7 SE	1.1 S	0.8 E
Period (s)	13	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	12	7	18	5	13	6	6	10	10	12	11	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	0.2 S	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	2.1 S	2.3 S	0.4 NNW	0.7 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	9	9	4	3	3	4	8	8	3	4	3

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American Samoa	Kiribati	Tonga
Cook Islands	New Caledonia	Vanuatu
Fiji	Samoa

Christmas Island	Northern-Territory	Western-Australia
EastTimor	Queensland
Indonesia	South-Australia

Adelaide	New Caledonia	Sunshine Coast
Brisbane	New South Wales Far South	Sydney North Coast
Cape Otway	New Zealand	Sydney South Coast
Darwin Northern Territories	Newcastle	Tasmania East Coast
Efate	Norfolk Island	Tasmania North Coast
Eyre Peninsula	North Coast New South Wales	Tasmania West Coast
Fiji	Nullarbor	Torquay
Gold Coast	Phillip Island	Vanuatu
Illawarra	Port Macquarie	Victoria East Coast
Kangaroo Island	Queensland North Coast	Victoria Far West
Lord Howe Island	South Australia East Coast	Yorke Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula	South Coast New South Wales

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