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Wollongong South Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 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
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
763 | 701 | 663 | 588 | 566 | 564 | 553 | 522 | 450 | 441 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 504 | 443 | 434 | 386 | 386 | 333 | 279 | 225 | 225 | 183 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.07m | 6:22PM1.44m | 6:49AM1.04m | 6:57PM1.48m | 7:33AM1.03m | 7:33PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.34m | 1:00AM0.29m | 12:24PM0.37m | 1:41AM0.25m | 1:00PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 763 | 701 | 663 | 588 | 566 | 564 | 553 | 522 | 450 | 441 | 432 | 432 | 329 | 300 | 265 | 434 | 272 | 279 | 257 | 223 | 213 | 153 | 183 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 432 | 504 | 443 | 265 | 386 | 386 | 333 | 279 | 225 | 225 | 124 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 60 | 148 | 148 | 102 | 198 | 259 | 439 | 462 | 397 | 358 | 429 | 399 | 398 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 27 | 35 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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