Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.9
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)67888888866666767771212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22436125323620217112684749593111188225214177183149144178172563543195
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
1.07
8:45AM
1.51
9:24PM
1.05
9:19AM
1.52
10:03PM
1.03
9:55AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.36
3:28PM
0.20
2:50AM
0.39
4:07PM
0.20
3:25AM
0.41
4:47PM
0.21
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----5:41-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:43-------7:44
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------111-111------1---
Temp. °C221918161822201817171615151516161617171717181919
Feels °C (?)201816151721191615151211111213131416161716171818
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