Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
22.6° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.6
E
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.5
SE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)776766678788888889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212206165341149018318622921023215619719019019516517715315015012712780
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.20
10:40PM
1.46
11:10AM
1.11
11:15PM
1.43
11:51AM
1.03
11:53PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.30
5:11AM
0.23
4:48PM
0.37
5:53AM
0.28
5:21PM
0.44
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset---6:47-------6:46-------6:45----
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11---1121---------------
Temp. °C181818181717171717181919181615151519211918171717
Feels °C (?)161514141415161615161717171514141418191717161616
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