Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.6° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
286
260
245
221
203
129
116
90
87
89
81
89
97
41
37
47
19
23
35
14
23
21
15
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM1.01m
2:45AM1.39m
4:05PM1.07m
3:52AM1.35m
4:58PM1.16m
4:51AM1.31m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.54m
9:47AM0.21m
9:38PM0.51m
10:40AM0.21m
10:46PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:22
5:22
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
21
20
18
17
17
16
16
20
22
21
18
17
16
15
15
19
22
21
17
16
15
14
14
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
20
20
17
17
17
15
14
14
17
19
16
14
15
14
13
13
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
292
286
260
245
221
203
129
116
90
86
89
81
89
97
41
37
18
10
14
19
14
23
21
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
151
118
83
81
77
47
45
38
70
24
61
48
11
14
25
21
5
5
10
8
8
9
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
19
22
32
31
2
15
15
15
9
9
8
5
5
2
10
9
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
87
49
58
1
1
1
47
19
23
35
1
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
48
86
7
0
0
0
0
0
50
235
40
0
0
0
0
0
213
235
40
0
19
0
19
257
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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