Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 15 May 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
20.5° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
82
85
85
93
118
158
158
145
134
121
223
270
270
277
304
460
513
525
554
554
506
506
452
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM1.26m
6:58PM1.64m
7:30AM1.25m
7:43PM1.72m
8:25AM1.22m
8:31PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.18m
12:31PM0.16m
1:31AM0.07m
1:15PM0.18m
2:24AM-0.00m
2:02PM0.21m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
18
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
19
21
20
18
17
16
14
15
17
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
Energy kJ
64
82
85
85
93
118
158
158
145
134
121
223
270
270
277
304
460
513
525
554
554
506
506
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
40
42
41
40
39
25
8
8
8
13
38
14
7
7
3
3
5
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
13
8
8
8
7
14
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
33
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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