Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 10 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)88888886768991211111211111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136178103127137119212194256368376371307650510501520433423491526535526446
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
1.23
3:03PM
0.85
3:20AM
1.21
4:29PM
0.85
4:31AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.53
9:17AM
0.50
8:17PM
0.58
10:37AM
0.49
9:35PM
0.60
11:44AM
0.44
Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:21-------7:19-------7:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C222120191925272723222220202221202019191818191819
Feels °C (?)232221201924242623232317182019171817181716161314
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