Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
510
540
561
561
561
572
572
561
487
419
385
338
331
269
286
281
281
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:08AM1.30m
1:03PM1.25m
1:00AM1.14m
1:54PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.40m
6:34AM0.22m
7:05PM0.46m
7:14AM0.32m
8:15PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
10
13
17
17
13
12
11
11
11
14
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
13
11
11
9
8
11
14
13
11
10
9
9
8
11
15
14
12
11
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