Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
7
0.5
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
176
167
223
149
116
106
77
55
54
31
17
17
8
8
7
6
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:22PM1.60m
6:08AM1.06m
6:18PM1.70m
7:10AM1.09m
7:12PM1.77m
8:06AM1.12m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.32m
00:16AM0.15m
11:39AM0.30m
1:14AM0.05m
12:37PM0.28m
2:07AM-0.03m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<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
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
14
12
12
12
9
11
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
14
16
15
14
13
13
11
12
16
Feels °C
14
13
11
8
8
8
2
4
6
5
6
5
4
5
6
8
10
10
10
9
9
7
8
11
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