Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 06 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
23.0° 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: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)666666778877777777766666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2626353430377090101861406850303847503830277243167161
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.34
12:46AM
1.26
12:45PM
1.19
1:28AM
1.25
1:30PM
1.05
2:16AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
0.34
6:24PM
0.22
6:45AM
0.41
6:57PM
0.31
7:41AM
0.47
7:32PM
0.40
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:59-------7:58-------7:57----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------2311-----
Temp. °C192527262321201920262726232221212020202020212020
Feels °C (?)202627282422212123282828262422232122222221232222
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