
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.47m | 7:37AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.52m | 8:14AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.25m | 12:59PM0.40m | 2:21AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
90 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 16 | NE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 7 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 |
9 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 17 | SE 13 | S 8 | — | E 8 | NE 7 |
1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 16 | 23 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 19 | 86 | 19 | 157 | 206 | 364 | 224 | 359 | 672 | 359 | 206 | 88 |
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