Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
23.0° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
0.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
0.5
ENE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)416151455555555555564567666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244845382841285322281737445322232422548226777462
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
1.41
9:02PM
1.40
9:15AM
1.35
9:35PM
1.45
9:53AM
1.28
10:07PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
0.16
3:10AM
0.20
3:19PM
0.19
3:50AM
0.19
3:48PM
0.24
4:30AM
0.20
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:51-------6:49----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172224232019181717222424201918171821222019191918
Feels °C (?)172022201919191717212221191918171819201717181818
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