Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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Wollongong South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
22.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)11111112121212121212121211111111101010101091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1948188618861963210221371993187718771747168815411355118612921016962962836512373390695742
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
1.26
9:37PM
1.68
10:23AM
1.18
10:27PM
1.66
11:22AM
1.09
11:22PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.21
4:19AM
0.03
3:56PM
0.29
5:18AM
0.07
4:46PM
0.37
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---5:29-------5:27-------5:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111518171514131313181919171514151618191917171616
Feels °C (?)81214131211111111151516141211121315151514151414
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