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Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 23 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
21.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)99999998991010101111111111131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)466406359351287243232194199262346374471489499543322379918803714119712001077
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
10
NE
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
1.23
12:40PM
1.33
1:36AM
1.28
1:33PM
1.21
2:31AM
1.32
2:38PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.13
6:34AM
0.40
7:08PM
0.18
7:35AM
0.42
7:52PM
0.24
8:48AM
0.43
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:09---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161823242321202020212831302422211920232322
Feels °C (?)171716161822202221212121212830292623191718222120
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