Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 12 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
23.3° 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 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111112121212121211111111111010888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5135104114114184695635534693963273112401911881461411301901531281018180
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.85
4:31AM
1.23
5:40PM
0.89
5:32AM
1.29
6:32PM
0.96
6:23AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
0.60
11:44AM
0.44
10:52PM
0.57
12:33PM
0.36
11:55PM
0.51
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset-7:19-------7:17-------7:16------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019191817171818191818181819202121191817161621
Feels °C (?)181717171615151412131314151618192018171716151518
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