Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SE
12
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1834
1625
1518
1219
1061
981
1422
637
513
627
502
489
509
479
449
402
393
318
287
359
332
354
354
275
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:25AM1.17m
2:29PM1.30m
2:32AM1.10m
3:26PM1.39m
3:46AM1.05m
4:24PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.25m
8:46PM0.46m
8:40AM0.29m
10:01PM0.38m
9:38AM0.31m
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
13
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
11
13
12
11
9
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