Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 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 6PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.7
NE
2
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)666556788888887777666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9102968365630944424820715495606472797557528369146167172
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
1.26
1:02AM
1.41
1:23PM
1.12
1:59AM
1.40
2:34PM
1.01
3:06AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.28
6:32PM
0.23
7:26AM
0.32
7:18PM
0.32
8:40AM
0.35
8:15PM
0.41
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:40-------7:39----
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---171------------------
Temp. °C222629262222222223232120191918171924272624222120
Feels °C (?)242728292626242526231717171818172025272524232221
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