Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 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
23.1° 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 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)677766666665565555666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1496357443728275874775815139991617102521182222
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.49
8:27PM
1.25
8:29AM
1.52
9:03PM
1.36
9:10AM
1.51
9:41PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.07
3:01AM
0.19
3:29PM
0.06
3:46AM
0.14
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:10-------7:09----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------2321------1232112
Temp. °C232928232222202020212021212020192021201920191920
Feels °C (?)222827222322202121212021222121202121212021191921
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