Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.8° 

Wollongong South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
E
10
0.8
SSW
4
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
77
55
54
31
29
16
16
8
7
7
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
27
0
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM1.06m
6:18PM1.70m
7:10AM1.09m
7:12PM1.77m
8:06AM1.12m
8:05PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.30m
1:14AM0.05m
12:37PM0.28m
2:07AM-0.03m
1:32PM0.25m
2:58AM-0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
18
18
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
3
6
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
13
14
9
10
9
9
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