Congo Beach – The Suck Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South New South Wales, Australia)

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Congo Beach - The Suck Surf Guide

Congo Beach - The Suck in Far South New South Wales is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. No reef break here. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rocks and sharks.

Congo Beach - The Suck Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	21.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Congo Beach - The Suck:

The best conditions reported for surf at Congo Beach - The Suck occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Congo Beach - The Suck (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Congo Beach - The Suck with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in June while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

48%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Congo Beach - The Suck Location Map

Interactive Congo Beach - The Suck surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Congo Beach - The Suck is Canberra Airport (CBR) in Australia, which is 113 km (70 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Congo Beach - The Suck is Camden Airport (CDU), also in Australia, 218 km (135 miles) away.

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Congo Beach - The Suck Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:52 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	S
Period (s)	10	10	10	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

Tides at Congo Beach - The Suck

Current tide and informaton

For Moruya, Australia, 7 km from Congo Beach - The Suck.

Next High Water: 12:35pm | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 05:49pm | 0.59m

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Congo Beach - The Suck Sea Temperature

The Congo Beach - The Suck water temperature is warm (21.7 °C) but the air temperature will feel a lot cooler (11.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 21.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite