Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)777778888888866557755756
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)555870829312212510775614937523272112831831041233141226
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
1.42
5:00AM
0.99
4:53PM
1.45
5:53AM
1.06
5:48PM
1.48
6:36AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.25
10:22AM
0.48
11:50PM
0.20
11:24AM
0.42
12:33AM
0.17
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise------5:54-------5:52-------5:50-
Sunset-5:46-------5:47-------5:49------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272623191917151821201614121012151718161413131419
Feels °C (?)232221171616111316141099710141515151212111116
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Wollongong South Beach (light winds from the W at Port Kembla Ntc Aws 5 km from Wollongong South Beach). 1.6m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 1.1m 6s windswell from the NE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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W
Clean
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