Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 28 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010101010101010101010688666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2001921301021009898989811311598987776766161416058935670
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
0
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassonononglassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.98
5:43AM
1.52
6:35PM
1.00
6:44AM
1.61
7:38PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.33
10:54PM
0.38
12:43PM
0.22
12:02AM
0.37
1:43PM
0.12
1:03AM
0.33
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------
Sunset----8:05-------8:05-------8:04---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182427252221212021242524222120192025262522212120
Feels °C (?)172224232324232224252625242322212125242322232322
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