
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 32 | 206 | 172 | 131 | 113 | 101 | 67 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 66 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.73m | 10:37AM1.20m | 10:33PM1.62m | 11:25AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.25m | 4:30AM-0.02m | 4:10PM0.28m | 5:13AM0.04m | 5:04PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
6 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 66 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 13 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
2 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 39 | 71 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
337 | 311 | 254 | 206 | 172 | 131 | 113 | 101 | 67 | 43 | 25 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 189 | 106 | 35 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 79 | 64 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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