Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 27 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 slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111111101010101010101010101010101010101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7215245052682001921301251009898981151131139898987674743011085
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
glassglassglassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
1.44
5:20PM
0.98
5:43AM
1.52
6:35PM
1.00
6:44AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.36
11:32AM
0.33
10:54PM
0.38
12:43PM
0.22
12:02AM
0.37
1:43PM
0.12
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset8:06-------8:05-------8:05-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817161824262521212019212324232221201920242623
Feels °C (?)181716151722242422242221232525242424232121242420
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