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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 4 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 86 | 117 | 73 | 79 | 130 | 137 | 237 | 194 | 243 | 238 | 294 | 300 | 300 | 314 | 407 | 492 | 1139 | 1521 | 1687 | 1806 | 1609 | 1462 | 1132 | 1002 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:38AM 1.52 | 1:25PM 1.04 | 1:38AM 1.47 | 2:42PM 0.96 | 2:49AM 1.43 | 4:07PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:23AM 0.22 | 6:56PM 0.41 | 8:38AM 0.27 | 8:01PM 0.49 | 10:00AM 0.28 | 9:22PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
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