Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
22.9° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
1
S
1.2
S
0.6
ENE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.6
E
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)555557555565676666667666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272120141659242323261742923410810680901351603412110277
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
1.35
9:35PM
1.45
9:53AM
1.28
10:07PM
1.46
10:31AM
1.20
10:40PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.20
3:19PM
0.19
3:50AM
0.19
3:48PM
0.24
4:30AM
0.20
4:18PM
0.30
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----6:51-------6:49-------6:47--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717222423201818181821222019191918181919191817
Feels °C (?)191717212220191818181819191717181817171716161515
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