Wollongong South Beach Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.43° S 150.91° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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 19.8° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Tuesday 18				Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	8	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	66	21	18	22	27	38	54	61	91	118	246	512	343	254	230	154	133	78	95	111	107	132	305	327
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	WNW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				8:04PM 1.09				8:12AM 1.48				8:45PM 1.07				8:45AM 1.51				9:24PM 1.05				9:19AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)		2:13PM 0.27			1:43AM 0.34					2:51PM 0.23				2:16AM 0.36				3:28PM 0.20				2:50AM 0.39

	Tuesday 18				Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-
Sunset	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	18	17	16	16	21	24	26	24	22	20	17	16	19	22	20	18	17	17	15	14	14	15
Feels °C (?)	19	19	15	15	15	14	20	22	23	21	21	21	15	14	19	21	18	15	14	15	10	9	10	11

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