Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
9
14
8
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
1546
1420
1125
1021
904
848
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM1.04m
10:21PM1.47m
11:15AM1.06m
10:59PM1.41m
11:59AM1.10m
11:40PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.43m
5:09AM0.19m
4:40PM0.45m
5:44AM0.19m
5:29PM0.48m
6:21AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
10
12
12
11
10
9
7
5
6
8
7
8
8
8
10
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.2
S
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.3
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
21
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
26
16
17
22
15
146
233
129
145
107
82
76
358
5
5
2
5
3
85
89
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
1
3
3
16
16
15
15
14
9
14
40
43
5
2
4
1
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
5
1
4
1
4
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
3
0.8
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
1.1
S
8
1.8
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
11
18
13
6
6
6
3
1
1
157
785
1029
1525
1386
1134
1568
1546
1420
1125
1021
904
848
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
279
349
79
7
26
2
2
2
7
7
2
2
74
128
27
27
143
128
235
171
171
106
106
74
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Rating
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1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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5
5
4
4
5
6
6
9
8
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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