Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 04 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)--
Afternoon (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)788777777777778888988999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16719118635533619315712111570140389386193186181167155188153153186222222
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
0
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
1.34
10:18AM
1.46
10:45PM
1.37
10:56AM
1.35
11:20PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
0.09
4:07AM
0.21
4:34PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.23
5:03PM
0.21
5:32AM
0.28
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset-7:30-------7:29-------7:27------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3671---------------11---
Temp. °C242423222221212426262422222122242524232323222224
Feels °C (?)262625242523242727262524252424262726272625252527
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