Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
383
351
318
311
233
293
530
375
375
657
646
514
497
411
314
263
191
156
129
106
68
68
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.16m
9:55PM1.47m
10:39AM1.20m
10:33PM1.40m
11:20AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.13m
3:39PM0.35m
4:29AM0.14m
4:22PM0.36m
5:02AM0.16m
5:11PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
18
17
14
13
13
13
14
18
21
21
15
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
11
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
11
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
16
16
10
8
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