Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
646
561
497
411
314
263
187
184
150
104
84
65
69
28
17
10
10
10
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39AM1.20m
10:33PM1.40m
11:20AM1.25m
11:15PM1.30m
12:04PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.36m
5:02AM0.16m
5:11PM0.39m
5:38AM0.20m
6:07PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
14
13
13
13
14
18
22
22
16
13
11
10
9
14
17
17
13
11
Feels °C
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
14
18
19
11
9
8
6
5
8
11
10
6
5
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