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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 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.5° 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 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
645 | 645 | 555 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 535 | 452 | 443 | 426 | 346 | 410 | 356 | 356 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 163 | 128 | 94 | 70 | 50 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:34AM0.98m | 10:25PM1.42m | 11:20AM0.94m | 11:08PM1.37m | 12:12PM0.91m | 11:56PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.47m | 5:21AM0.30m | 4:31PM0.52m | 6:10AM0.33m | 5:17PM0.56m | 7:03AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 645 | 645 | 555 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 535 | 452 | 443 | 426 | 346 | 410 | 356 | 356 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 163 | 482 | 1179 | 1595 | 1371 | 1178 | 969 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 93 | 54 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 128 | 94 | 70 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 10 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 61 | 24 | 2098 | 2534 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 96 | 106 | 359 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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