Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 21 Dec 2025 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (22 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

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Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)778899969988887466777545
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535686206216231183156443436555354517837130170215718113790
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
onononglassglassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.01
10:18AM
1.55
11:08PM
1.01
10:56AM
1.52
11:50PM
1.02
11:35AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
0.41
5:11PM
0.17
4:25AM
0.42
5:49PM
0.17
5:07AM
0.44
Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise----5:39-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C252627262526262019191918202626221918181820252726
Feels °C (?)272727272523241718202019202624181617181820232424
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