Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
20.0° 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 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
0.9
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)777712111111111111111010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1951982112042175825726345614851851821381311301641611271271259669202351
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.03
9:55AM
1.51
10:44PM
1.00
10:33AM
1.48
11:26PM
0.97
11:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.41
4:47PM
0.21
4:01AM
0.44
5:28PM
0.23
4:38AM
0.47
Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---11----26-----------
Temp. °C161717171817181818181716162022221918171718202020
Feels °C (?)131616161716181817181817172121222019171617181919
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