Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 29 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
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
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010109999998888888716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)305524902083177314221145961747669490431354307258221180132129937357452752
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
1.45
7:11PM
1.16
7:09AM
1.46
7:52PM
1.25
7:55AM
1.44
8:28PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.44
1:03PM
0.17
12:54AM
0.36
1:43PM
0.14
1:44AM
0.29
2:18PM
0.14
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:55-------6:54-------6:52--
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515192120181716161620212119181717172123222019
Feels °C (?)131212161817171615161620201918171617172121191919
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