Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
Period(s) (?)99991010121212121212121212111111111111131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2833003003674074828871183123412541277139213671111972713543403338238150974789608137
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
0.96
2:49AM
1.43
4:07PM
0.95
4:05AM
1.41
5:23PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.27
8:01PM
0.49
10:00AM
0.28
9:22PM
0.52
11:15AM
0.25
10:45PM
0.50
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---7:00-------7:00-------6:59----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------421--43618----
Temp. °C192325232221202020262621191815141112141415141311
Feels °C (?)2024232323222121202626211916121259566675
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