Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 15 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
23.3° 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: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1420171616151466666777777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8239543338035723412052388813930628724010983755947402811810271
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
1.05
7:07AM
1.43
7:51PM
1.15
7:49AM
1.49
8:27PM
1.25
8:29AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.27
12:46AM
0.43
1:48PM
0.19
1:32AM
0.34
2:22PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.26
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-7:15-------7:14-------7:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1211
Temp. °C262421191818182426252221212123282725222020192021
Feels °C (?)222020191818182324222222222123272524211920182021
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