Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
22.7° C
(Which is 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 7AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
SE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
SE
1.6
NE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)109999888788810551066776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80468851043638027591911048472724873689818819316310952382422
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
1.70
10:44PM
1.23
10:44AM
1.61
11:25PM
1.25
11:24AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
0.23
4:41PM
0.01
4:23AM
0.24
5:18PM
0.06
5:09AM
0.28
5:52PM
0.14
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise--6:16-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718192021201918171823252422201919243123232120
Feels °C (?)141417181818181817161620202020202019243122242120
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