Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 9 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
34
26
22
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
8
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
1605
1420
1102
1021
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM1.04m
10:21PM1.47m
11:15AM1.06m
10:59PM1.41m
11:59AM1.10m
11:40PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.18m
3:56PM0.43m
5:09AM0.19m
4:40PM0.45m
5:44AM0.19m
5:29PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
14
12
12
12
11
10
13
15
15
13
13
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
6
5
6
7
7
6
10
12
13
11
11
11
6
5
6
8
7
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
21
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
49
34
26
22
17
16
16
47
74
214
120
109
103
76
302
5
5
5
5
3
44
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
12
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
3
3
15
15
69
14
14
8
8
43
5
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
11
44
15
3
3
3
3
5
1
4
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
1.6
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1
2
8
19
13
32
6
6
3
1
1
621
846
1439
1397
1158
1540
1605
1420
1102
1021
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
24
279
291
79
7
4
2
2
2
7
79
2
2
7
106
27
7
90
304
228
178
162
106
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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