Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
22.4° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.5
S
0.8
ENE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666656666656677888677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100555241462920363599104333474619433621949415414468192
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
1.37
11:37AM
1.38
12:13AM
1.40
12:26PM
1.26
1:02AM
1.41
1:23PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.25
5:52PM
0.15
6:24AM
0.28
6:32PM
0.23
7:26AM
0.32
7:18PM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:43-------7:42-------7:40--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------77---------
Temp. °C232223262625232221212226292322232222232321201919
Feels °C (?)262526272726252523242427282424262525262618171718
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