Surf-Forecast | Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 34.78° S 150.80° E

Issued: 10 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) sea temperature is

20.2°C

Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) Surf Guide

Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) in Illawarra is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest with some shelter here from east winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of - Localism.

Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	20.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Gerroa (7 Mile Beach):

The best conditions reported for surf at Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 19% of the time in July while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 52% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

19%

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

52%

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

Explore Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) Location Map

Interactive Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 13:46 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 05
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	8	7	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

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Tides at Gerroa (7 Mile Beach)

Current tide and informaton

For Black Point, 2 km from Gerroa (7 Mile Beach).

Next High Water: 06:17pm | 1.27m

Next Low Water: 12:32am | 0.22m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) Sea Temperature

The Gerroa (7 Mile Beach) water temperature is warm (20.2 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 20.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite