Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 6.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
0.8
ESE
6
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)1111131313131212121211111111111010101099998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32515011494103459030737957074893440138553348277923531997169413791000815669480413339252201
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
0.99
5:16AM
1.42
6:23PM
1.07
6:17AM
1.45
7:11PM
1.16
7:09AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.50
12:15PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.44
1:03PM
0.17
12:54AM
0.36
1:43PM
0.14
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:57-------6:55-------6:54
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151615141417192018171615151921201817161617202221
Feels °C (?)7777711131514131312121619181716151617202119
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