Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 3 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
19.0° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
1
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
417
1979
1725
1585
1314
1149
1077
978
922
981
1172
1122
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:21PM1.47m
11:15AM1.06m
10:59PM1.41m
11:59AM1.10m
11:40PM1.34m
12:45PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.19m
4:40PM0.45m
5:44AM0.19m
5:29PM0.48m
6:21AM0.21m
6:26PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
14
16
16
13
12
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
11
13
14
11
9
9
7
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
8
1
SSE
15
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
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
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
24
152
246
217
117
86
84
103
140
5
2
6
417
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
8
908
908
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
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
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
16
1.2
S
10
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
9
44
46
69
93
2
1
2
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
5
302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.6
S
11
2
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
10
9
3
2
630
970
1704
1525
1313
1979
1725
1585
1314
1149
1077
978
922
981
1172
1122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
2
2
2
7
48
2
2
48
90
27
27
35
128
176
197
106
106
74
35
35
35
35
7
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
7
4
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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