Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 09 Feb 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
23.6° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.4
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)666777769787777777788566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5849113688157564328356041434343413735366810380159306
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
1.24
2:25PM
0.94
3:11AM
1.23
3:36PM
0.87
4:14AM
1.23
4:59PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
0.52
8:14PM
0.47
10:04AM
0.54
9:08PM
0.53
11:23AM
0.51
10:16PM
0.55
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:54-------7:53--
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--12-22-----------------
Temp. °C212120212626222120192023232522212019212629282423
Feels °C (?)212221212729232221202124252825232221232628272424
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