Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.4
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
34
21
33
48
46
65
61
120
161
211
116
156
653
895
588
469
480
376
264
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:05PM1.49m
4:58AM0.99m
5:09PM1.58m
6:04AM1.04m
6:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.25m
10:26AM0.39m
00:09AM0.15m
11:31AM0.34m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
13
12
11
10
9
14
17
17
13
13
15
14
13
11
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
9
8
6
11
13
13
9
8
9
9
9
5
8
7
10
11
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