Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
12
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1427
592
513
582
476
489
509
489
423
488
393
359
396
449
437
456
416
361
275
257
199
168
170
161
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32AM1.10m
3:26PM1.39m
3:46AM1.05m
4:24PM1.50m
5:00AM1.04m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.46m
8:40AM0.29m
10:01PM0.38m
9:38AM0.31m
11:12PM0.27m
10:39AM0.32m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
12
11
10
10
13
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
17
17
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
10
11
12
12
10
10
8
7
8
11
13
13
13
10
9
8
8
11
14
15
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