Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1
ENE
1.6
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)677777776798977788888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202313440375287228200189186147144341134113102109159192238310336256204174
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.95
5:31AM
1.48
6:34PM
1.00
6:34AM
1.54
7:29PM
1.08
7:28AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.30
10:46PM
0.47
12:36PM
0.22
11:59PM
0.42
1:30PM
0.14
1:00AM
0.35
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-7:37-------7:36-------7:35------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
32111111-----------11111
Temp. °C222221212120212121212120202021222323212121212223
Feels °C (?)222120202120202020202120202021212222212121212223
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