Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121312121211111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15221119102611001192977865765483574505414200192130125100989898961139898
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
1.38
3:57PM
1.01
4:37AM
1.44
5:20PM
0.98
5:43AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.31
10:11AM
0.40
9:46PM
0.36
11:32AM
0.33
10:54PM
0.38
12:43PM
0.22
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset8:07-------8:06-------8:05-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918181821232320181616182525252120202021232323
Feels °C (?)181818181920212119171515172322232222222223232223
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