Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 03 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
23.6° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (04 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)877877777778877777778889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176147136818282257329349396392199161157200153185472485365186202211176
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
S
0
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.30
9:40AM
1.55
10:11PM
1.34
10:18AM
1.46
10:45PM
1.37
10:56AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.21
4:03PM
0.09
4:07AM
0.21
4:34PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.23
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:27
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11212-145-------1-------
Temp. °C222221212124252323222221212426252322222222242523
Feels °C (?)252524252527272525252524242727252424242525262725
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