Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
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4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111131313121212121211111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62855547841537320611710569913373185513458840433672346727302353199715361215980763638480
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
0.99
5:16AM
1.42
6:23PM
1.07
6:17AM
1.45
7:11PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.25
10:45PM
0.50
12:15PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.44
1:03PM
0.17
12:54AM
0.36
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---6:59-------6:57-------6:55----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
123131-------------------
Temp. °C131214141515151414172020171615141519202018171616
Feels °C (?)776676778101315131312111216171817161516
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