Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 20 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
19.6° C
(Which is 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 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)886666677771212121211111111111111810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126103106126135182242229221195178137136178217521503478478469469392146128
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
1.05
9:19AM
1.52
10:03PM
1.03
9:55AM
1.51
10:44PM
1.00
10:33AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.20
2:50AM
0.39
4:07PM
0.20
3:25AM
0.41
4:47PM
0.21
4:01AM
0.44
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:42-------7:43-------7:44------
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light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-1--11--------------1-
Temp. °C191817161615151516161617171717181818181818171719
Feels °C (?)181614131210111113131415161516171717171717171819
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