Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
23.6° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)888788777887777777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2202201761729981105250320226270440423365327273157193228552297238196207
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
W
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.30
9:40AM
1.55
10:11PM
1.34
10:18AM
1.46
10:45PM
1.37
10:56AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.06
3:24AM
0.21
4:03PM
0.09
4:07AM
0.21
4:34PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.23
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:29------
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-111---145------21-----
Temp. °C222322212121222526242322222121252625232322222224
Feels °C (?)252626242424262727242524252424272625232525252426
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