Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 02 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
22.9° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
0.5
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.6
E
0.3
SE
0.6
E
1.3
SSE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)5557455564667666671476779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20141659262622232431861412611710397160353134111255327224
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
1.35
9:35PM
1.45
9:53AM
1.28
10:07PM
1.46
10:31AM
1.20
10:40PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.19
3:50AM
0.19
3:48PM
0.24
4:30AM
0.20
4:18PM
0.30
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:51-------6:49-------6:47----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------1111---11
Temp. °C172224232019181818212220191919181819191818181717
Feels °C (?)172122211919181818191917171818171617171515171616
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