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Wollongong South Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.2° 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 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | |
490 | 439 | 439 | 392 | 424 | 380 | 380 | 416 | 201 | 163 | 139 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 97 | 84 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.25m | 4:43AM1.25m | 5:31PM1.39m | 5:39AM1.26m | 6:14PM1.52m | 6:35AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.42m | 11:04AM0.18m | 11:45PM0.30m | 11:47AM0.16m | 00:39AM0.18m | 12:31PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 102 | 100 | 69 | 67 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 201 | 163 | 94 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 97 | 84 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 25 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 15 | N 10 | S 22 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 490 | 439 | 439 | 392 | 424 | 380 | 380 | 416 | 58 | 85 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 106 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 106 | 106 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 35 | 1 | 86 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
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