Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 19 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
22.2° C
(Which is 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 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)9999988811111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)384393359351328250214187176254661853955955938823823853885917802822745673
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
0
SSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.60
10:43PM
1.11
10:36AM
1.57
11:22PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.34
4:45PM
0.11
4:12AM
0.33
5:19PM
0.10
4:54AM
0.34
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset--8:09-------8:09-------8:08-----
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111-11------------------
Temp. °C212119191919202222211919191819212221191918171921
Feels °C (?)192018191819202020191818181718202019192018182021
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