Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 15 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
23.1° 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 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)89914142017161615146656677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131134835982395433380357234120443374112120253215918375594733
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
1.36
7:14PM
1.05
7:07AM
1.43
7:51PM
1.15
7:49AM
1.49
8:27PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.51
1:13PM
0.27
12:46AM
0.43
1:48PM
0.19
1:32AM
0.34
2:22PM
0.12
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:14-------7:12--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171617222524211918181823242522212121222728242220
Feels °C (?)161516202120201918191923222322212222222727222120
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