Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)81010910999991514141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9072908192818379813884120160229217204201198178178178135178181
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.26
1:39PM
0.87
1:31AM
1.23
2:55PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
0.56
7:38AM
0.44
6:40PM
0.61
8:47AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:48AM
0.39
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:13-------6:13-------6:15---
Sunset-------5:40-------5:39-------5:38
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171824272522212020212631312724221916192322
Feels °C (?)221917161622242322212119202429302622191412141816
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