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Wollongong South Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 Aug 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 319 | 407 | 411 | 423 | 344 | 282 | 280 | 224 | 171 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 4150 | 2938 | 2465 | 1925 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:16AM 1.29 | 11:25PM 1.10 | 11:56AM 1.27 | 12:10AM 0.99 | 12:43PM 1.24 | 1:07AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:52AM 0.31 | 5:30PM 0.41 | 5:23AM 0.38 | 6:22PM 0.46 | 5:58AM 0.46 | 7:25PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
The wind is still offshore at Wollongong South Beach (fresh winds from the W at Port Kembla Ntc Aws 5 km from Wollongong South Beach). A 1.1m groundswell from the E
1 h 23 min ago
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