Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 Jan 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
22.1° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
0
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.7
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)787789999998889999999876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3271642233311034134712461159388334668596365288247264182155112917539525947
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
1.26
2:29AM
1.18
2:16PM
1.11
3:21AM
1.21
3:14PM
1.00
4:13AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.47
7:57PM
0.26
8:24AM
0.53
8:37PM
0.34
9:36AM
0.55
9:20PM
0.41
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:12-------8:12---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232628282624242430363836232019191919191918181717
Feels °C (?)242526252524242225323636201715161616151414151415
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