Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 17 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
22.0° 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 7PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)101010999999989889999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2607279327362568223721891981179514061183800777637596529516465475440402393375389413
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
1.00
8:46AM
1.56
9:28PM
1.03
9:23AM
1.59
10:06PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
0.22
2:12AM
0.39
3:36PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.36
4:11PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.34
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset--8:10-------8:09-------8:09-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
4446976212111-------1-12
Temp. °C202019191919191919191919191819212121201919191920
Feels °C (?)171715151515151516151516171617181818191818181818
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