Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 08 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 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)--
Afternoon (08 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)766666667766787777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771005441414752546710910042306442414343754646839584
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
1.05
2:16AM
1.24
2:25PM
0.94
3:11AM
1.23
3:36PM
0.87
4:14AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.40
8:46AM
0.52
8:14PM
0.47
10:04AM
0.54
9:08PM
0.53
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-
Sunset-7:57-------7:55-------7:54------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----121-21------13----
Temp. °C212121212121202123252321201920232524232120202126
Feels °C (?)222121222122212324252623212022242626252422222327
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