Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.0° 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 7AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)111010101011101010101010111111121111111211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15031126106010221050643967880932886981110711491121114112691068981729583568477404452
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
1.66
11:22AM
1.09
11:22PM
1.60
12:30PM
1.01
12:25AM
1.52
1:44PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.07
4:46PM
0.37
6:22AM
0.13
5:45PM
0.45
7:32AM
0.18
6:56PM
0.51
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:22-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset-----5:25-------5:24-------5:23--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C151616171818171716161719191916161515161819191716
Feels °C (?)121313141514141514141516161615151414151717181716
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