Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 30 Dec 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
21.5° 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 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (30 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Fri
02
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888810999131313131313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136147202237147140244233247983106911981246128112081103995825666539539461512394
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassglassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.44
5:26PM
1.08
6:00AM
1.55
6:37PM
1.07
6:55AM
1.65
7:41PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.33
11:17PM
0.28
12:47PM
0.21
12:15AM
0.29
1:47PM
0.10
1:11AM
0.28
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Fri
02
Sunrise5:45-------5:46-------5:46-------
Sunset----8:10-------8:10-------8:10---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C152021211817161618212221191918181819191918171717
Feels °C (?)151819191716151618202119181816151515151516151617
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