Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.0°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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
0.1
E
8
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
1
2268
1818
1575
1393
1405
1313
1293
1293
1341
1640
1673
1724
1758
1792
2544
2460
2022
1834
1915
1802
1391
1195
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.10m
11:40PM1.34m
12:45PM1.16m
00:28AM1.26m
1:35PM1.22m
1:25AM1.17m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.48m
6:21AM0.21m
6:26PM0.50m
7:01AM0.23m
7:32PM0.49m
7:48AM0.25m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
7
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
16
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
371
1
4
3
4
3
3
4
8
5
1280
1360
1360
1446
1299
1862
2097
2022
1834
1625
1518
1391
1195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
20
0.5
ESE
14
1
ESE
13
0.1
S
16
0.6
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
8
107
373
5
167
265
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1749
2798
2268
1818
1575
1393
1405
1313
1293
1293
1341
1640
1673
1724
1758
1792
2544
2460
1915
1802
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
Distance (km)
90
427
228
235
235
206
178
161
106
35
35
35
7
7
1
1
35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
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3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
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8
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4
4
4
4
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8
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5
5
5
7
7
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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