Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 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
21.4° 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 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (31 Dec)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (31 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)99913131313131313131312121212121211111111109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2442332479831069119812461227109911341269131767763454846946145434626521816412587
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
1.55
6:37PM
1.07
6:55AM
1.65
7:41PM
1.08
7:48AM
1.74
8:39PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.28
12:47PM
0.21
12:15AM
0.29
1:47PM
0.10
1:11AM
0.28
2:42PM
0.01
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise--5:46-------5:46-------5:47-----
Sunset------8:10-------8:10-------8:12-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C161618212221191918181817191918171717181920201818
Feels °C (?)151517202020181817161514151515161617171718181818
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