Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 05 Mar 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 3PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)7777777778899998889999106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135111868491287258153131155167243203199212363322207181190203184188204
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
1.46
10:45PM
1.37
10:56AM
1.35
11:20PM
1.37
11:34AM
1.22
11:56PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.23
5:03PM
0.21
5:32AM
0.28
5:33PM
0.29
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:27-------7:25----
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---1--------1-------2468
Temp. °C212426252422222222242423212222222225252422212120
Feels °C (?)242727262524252524262525242626252527252623212117
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