Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 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
23.3° 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 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)8981091211111111111212121212121111111111119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313345338435259569501510411411416461563553469464389305240235231188181254
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
25
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
1.21
4:29PM
0.85
4:31AM
1.23
5:40PM
0.89
5:32AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.58
10:37AM
0.49
9:35PM
0.60
11:44AM
0.44
10:52PM
0.57
12:33PM
0.36
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:17-------7:16
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322212022212020191818181918191818181818212221
Feels °C (?)232321181819181718171616161613141415161617202018
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