Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 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
23.3° 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 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111212121212121111111111101088899151520
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411411418469563553469396327311240191188146141100190157134108836087395
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
1.23
5:40PM
0.89
5:32AM
1.29
6:32PM
0.96
6:23AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
0.60
11:44AM
0.44
10:52PM
0.57
12:33PM
0.36
11:55PM
0.51
1:13PM
0.27
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:16-------7:15
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918171718191918171818182021211918171616212424
Feels °C (?)171716151413131313131516171920181717161515192120
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