Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 May 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
564
566
489
468
459
450
512
512
522
524
514
452
392
346
290
239
194
158
154
153
123
125
123
121
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:22PM1.44m
6:49AM1.04m
6:57PM1.48m
7:33AM1.03m
7:33PM1.51m
8:15AM1.02m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.29m
12:24PM0.37m
1:41AM0.25m
1:00PM0.39m
2:20AM0.22m
1:37PM0.40m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
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4:54
4:54
4:53
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
17
16
18
21
19
17
16
15
14
14
16
19
17
16
14
13
13
13
17
17
15
17
16
13
13
12
14
18
16
15
12
10
9
9
12
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
564
566
489
468
459
450
512
512
374
393
403
412
412
367
368
277
205
167
138
153
123
125
123
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
17
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
20
19
18
16
6
522
524
514
452
392
346
290
239
194
158
154
89
84
63
45
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
8
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
11
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
8
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
2
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
8
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
118
131
312
327
371
403
377
397
555
1
3
1
2
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
35
1
35
35
27
35
35
1
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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