Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 07 Feb 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
23.1° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (08 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)677777766677777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496883696961464268223255244116105861284647404636354343
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
SW
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
1.25
1:30PM
1.05
2:16AM
1.24
2:25PM
0.94
3:11AM
1.23
3:36PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.31
7:41AM
0.47
7:32PM
0.40
8:46AM
0.52
8:14PM
0.47
10:04AM
0.54
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:22-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:57-------7:55-------7:54
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----121-11-11--12-------
Temp. °C232221222220202222212120202224252220191920232523
Feels °C (?)262423232421212122222322212327272421202022252625
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