Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 02 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)998877777778877677887778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130243286356363268286420407394362214176257178183303340232270279440452204
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
0
W
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
1.62
8:57PM
1.23
8:59AM
1.60
9:34PM
1.30
9:40AM
1.55
10:11PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.06
2:39AM
0.23
3:30PM
0.06
3:24AM
0.21
4:03PM
0.09
4:07AM
0.21
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset---7:31-------7:30-------7:30----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----54433221-1-----24---
Temp. °C212224232121212121212122222121212124252422222221
Feels °C (?)222223242221202122222425262424242526262523242524
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