Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 26 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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
5.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111111111113131212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12991277124512369728216285554784152541501281309322692657494800411238553348284623021875
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
NNE
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.95
4:05AM
1.41
5:23PM
0.99
5:16AM
1.42
6:23PM
1.07
6:17AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.52
11:15AM
0.25
10:45PM
0.50
12:15PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.44
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-7:00-------6:59-------6:57------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111---21-1811------------
Temp. °C252319181615121316151416151414171919171615141418
Feels °C (?)252518171413699767777101313131413111115
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