Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 10 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
22.6° 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 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313141414141313131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180229217204201198195178176178178232247336411400440423430511511668797902
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
3:40AM
1.26
4:50PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:48AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
10:37AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.53
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset---5:39-------5:38-------5:37----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232630292622221917192221171514131216181815141311
Feels °C (?)232428282622201512131615117764810107786
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