Surf Forecast Surf Report
Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.5
SE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9998888889999999999999988899999991111111111101010101099999888866777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)554494476405302239193198203234229184184155129102102807678787183181326450104079294986663958666999991383577877849442546943332727228227023119720717515788108119152176139139113117
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
1.73
9:18AM
1.26
9:24PM
1.74
10:14AM
1.17
10:14PM
1.69
11:13AM
1.07
11:07PM
1.61
12:17PM
1.00
12:06AM
1.51
1:27PM
0.97
1:10AM
1.41
2:38PM
0.98
2:17AM
1.33
3:42PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
0.13
3:14AM
-0.03
2:57PM
0.21
4:09AM
-0.01
3:42PM
0.29
5:07AM
0.04
4:32PM
0.39
6:09AM
0.12
5:27PM
0.47
7:14AM
0.19
6:33PM
0.54
8:21AM
0.24
7:50PM
0.58
9:21AM
0.27
9:09PM
0.57
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10--
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Rain (mm)
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