Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 25 Nov 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
19.9° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)899101010101010999991111111010101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433439549602499408408320327272211179155112146112143191191187180100106188
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
W
10
W
0
ESE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.95
11:55AM
1.40
1:03AM
0.94
12:42PM
1.36
2:00AM
0.97
1:34PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.51
6:57PM
0.27
6:09AM
0.54
7:45PM
0.27
7:08AM
0.57
8:35PM
0.26
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:47-------7:49--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C161619262827242221202530313328232019212729291817
Feels °C (?)171618252828242223202428262925211918192626251414
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