Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 07 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
NE
1.3
NNE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)1099455666666777788888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171515273538773211242691391923853754234031982553261032100210171010
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.57
12:50AM
1.15
12:39PM
1.42
1:39AM
1.16
1:25PM
1.26
2:29AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.35
6:37PM
0.10
6:22AM
0.41
7:18PM
0.18
7:19AM
0.47
7:57PM
0.26
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise5:50-------5:52-------5:52-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:12-------8:12---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222828282422212124313129262322222428292926232425
Feels °C (?)232725262321202023282827242221222426272626232425
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