Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
45
31
30
29
32
18
18
14
14
14
15
7
7
7
7
46
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ENE
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:13AM0.88m
4:35PM1.33m
5:18AM0.89m
5:25PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.47m
9:39AM0.50m
11:38PM0.42m
10:35AM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
9
8
7
11
14
14
11
9
7
7
9
14
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
5
5
3
3
2
7
11
11
7
4
2
3
5
11
16
16
11
9
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