Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 30 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
23.8° 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 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)10999999888888816165551615555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66949042235430726422118413512910775574548531713144744274158
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
1.46
7:52PM
1.25
7:55AM
1.44
8:28PM
1.34
8:36AM
1.41
9:02PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.36
1:43PM
0.14
1:44AM
0.29
2:18PM
0.14
2:29AM
0.24
2:49PM
0.16
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:54-------6:52-------6:52--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516202121181716161621232320191817172224242120
Feels °C (?)161516211919171615161620202019191817172021212120
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