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Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 Jan 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
22.5° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SSE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9886666777107877777755666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30042414360741121241141031001091431401361721031171478290877256
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.92
5:06AM
1.28
5:31PM
0.89
5:55AM
1.33
6:34PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.53
10:08PM
0.46
11:59AM
0.49
11:01PM
0.48
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.48
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:12-------8:10---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------111-12211
Temp. °C192020192019181820242523222121212123232221212121
Feels °C (?)171819182119191921242222222223222223222220222222
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