Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 06 Feb 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
23.0° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)566666666778877777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4350262635253032518696848864563029404737302882115
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
1.26
12:04PM
1.34
12:46AM
1.26
12:45PM
1.19
1:28AM
1.25
1:30PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
0.34
6:24PM
0.22
6:45AM
0.41
6:57PM
0.31
7:41AM
0.47
7:32PM
0.40
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--6:20-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:59-------7:58-------7:57--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2331---
Temp. °C181719252726242120192026272523222120201919192020
Feels °C (?)171720262726262321212328272825242222222020212219
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