Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 08 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
23.6° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666666697788777798885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4711965491095261104984027352960444343292926535111487
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
1.24
2:25PM
0.94
3:11AM
1.23
3:36PM
0.87
4:14AM
1.23
4:59PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.40
8:46AM
0.52
8:14PM
0.47
10:04AM
0.54
9:08PM
0.53
11:23AM
0.51
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:55-------7:54-------7:53
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11--11-----11-------
Temp. °C222121212122252724212019202325242221202021262828
Feels °C (?)232321222123252826222120212426252524222223272626
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