Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 29 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 slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.9
ENE
0.8
SSE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010108968566666666788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)981139698987776745850596469101951021067597136352312270512
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
1.52
6:35PM
1.00
6:44AM
1.61
7:38PM
1.04
7:39AM
1.69
8:31PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.22
12:02AM
0.37
1:43PM
0.12
1:03AM
0.33
2:34PM
0.05
1:58AM
0.28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise6:11-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset----8:05-------8:04-------8:02---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212425242221191820242626232221202226282723232322
Feels °C (?)242626252323202022242323232423222325262523252624
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