Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 03 Apr 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
22.7° 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 8AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
1.3
S
0.5
ENE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.3
SE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
SSE
1.3
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)5577676677771467778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22231736105261881722573032932123190253331210224244284322280270228
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
1.28
10:07PM
1.46
10:31AM
1.20
10:40PM
1.46
11:10AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.19
3:48PM
0.24
4:30AM
0.20
4:18PM
0.30
5:11AM
0.23
4:48PM
0.37
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----6:49-------6:47-------6:46--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817212120191919181718191918171818181819191816
Feels °C (?)181816191817161717151515161616151616161617181715
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