Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
22.2° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.3
SE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)881111111111111111111111111111111111111111910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2191871762546618079559558537307458698857877877117456615606871167610395339
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
onononglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
1.60
10:43PM
1.11
10:36AM
1.57
11:22PM
1.15
11:14AM
1.52
12:03AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.11
4:12AM
0.33
5:19PM
0.10
4:54AM
0.34
5:53PM
0.10
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------
Sunset----8:09-------8:08-------8:08---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C202122212018181819212221191817171820171918181717
Feels °C (?)201920201917181818202019191817171717131413141314
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