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Surf Break: Wollongong South Beach

Wollongong South Beach in Sydney South is an exposed beach break that has very reliable surf Ideal winds are from the northwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Sharks have been reported here.

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Overall Wollongong South Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Wollongong South Beach surf quality by season and Wollongong South Beach surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Sydney South surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Wollongong South Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Wollongong South Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Woonona	1 mi
Second closest break	Bulli Beach	1 mi
Third closest break	Peggys	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Acids	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Bellambie Point	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Wollongong South Beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4890 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4916 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5053 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5109 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5418 mi
Tide stations nearest to Wollongong South Beach:
Closest tide station	Port Kembla, Australia	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Hacking, Australia	28 mi
Third closest tide station	Botany Bay, Australia	36 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sydney, Australia	45 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Sydney, Australia (2)	45 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Wollongong South Beach:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	172 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	195 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	200 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	204 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	264 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Wollongong South Beach:
Closest city location	Coniston (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Gwynneville (Australia)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Mangerton (Australia)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Mount Saint Thomas (Australia)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cringila (Australia)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Wollongong South Beach is Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia, 53 km (33 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Wollongong South Beach is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia is 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Wollongong South Beach and is 182 km (113 miles) away.