Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.9° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.7
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
SSE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.2
S
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
3
S
Period(s) (?)119910101010104484411114667778812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91811498888212373512125012222220
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.40
7:00AM
1.40
7:29PM
1.52
7:47AM
1.38
8:09PM
1.61
8:37AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.22
1:11PM
0.10
1:45AM
0.12
1:50PM
0.11
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.15
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:18-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------21------
Temp. °C191816151421262622201918182427241715131211161717
Feels °C (?)1919151412192324201716151520232013121098131112
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