Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
22.0° 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 1AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)121111101010101110101010101111111112111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19191587117011269781042974643898880869886981106011001121114111879991035787595579515
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
1.66
11:22AM
1.09
11:22PM
1.60
12:30PM
1.01
12:25AM
1.52
1:44PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.07
4:46PM
0.37
6:22AM
0.13
5:45PM
0.45
7:32AM
0.18
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:22-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C171615161617181917171716171820191616151415182019
Feels °C (?)141312131314151514151514151517161515141314171918
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