Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 08 Mar 2026 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (08 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.8
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)999977777777777777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1841801361332863973733453943833402892431911781581391521371371181188991
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
1.36
12:13PM
1.11
12:34AM
1.32
12:57PM
1.00
1:18AM
1.27
1:51PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.34
6:03PM
0.38
7:05AM
0.41
6:37PM
0.46
8:04AM
0.47
7:19PM
0.53
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:22-------7:22--
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
25832221111-------------
Temp. °C212120202020202020202021222220201920202324242120
Feels °C (?)222218181817171818181820202121212021222424242221
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