Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 13 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 13). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (14 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
2
SSE
0.9
E
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)121111101199988899915201716161515866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327257244757188409287237190157131134836084395433469357234121192331
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
ESE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.89
5:32AM
1.29
6:32PM
0.96
6:23AM
1.36
7:14PM
1.05
7:07AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.57
12:33PM
0.36
11:55PM
0.51
1:13PM
0.27
12:46AM
0.43
1:48PM
0.19
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171821212119171615162124242019181718222323
Feels °C (?)131415151619191817151514151921201919181718232221
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