Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 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
22.4° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
1.1
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666666567788888777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4636292120139103568961551423643061971261017053118302715
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.38
12:13AM
1.40
12:26PM
1.26
1:02AM
1.41
1:23PM
1.12
1:59AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.15
6:24AM
0.28
6:32PM
0.23
7:26AM
0.32
7:18PM
0.32
8:40AM
0.35
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset-7:43-------7:42-------7:40------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1161-1--1-------
Temp. °C262523222121222628222222222222232120201919191924
Feels °C (?)272626252424242729252525242524221717191819202025
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