Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 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
22.5° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)109998101081091099915141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3632921991359065898392818779813884120180229213204201198178178
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassononglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.90
12:28AM
1.26
1:39PM
0.87
1:31AM
1.23
2:55PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.40
5:41PM
0.56
7:38AM
0.44
6:40PM
0.61
8:47AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:43-------5:40-------5:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182224221918171718242726222120202126313327232319
Feels °C (?)172122222018161617232524222121202125293025232114
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