Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C

1.1°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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 morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
138
115
112
117
64
100
113
94
84
71
69
49
33
50
32
36
30
30
29
30
36
36
46
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM0.97m
7:12PM1.49m
7:58AM0.98m
7:51PM1.52m
8:38AM1.00m
8:30PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.28m
12:34PM0.43m
2:06AM0.24m
1:16PM0.42m
2:44AM0.21m
1:56PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part 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>
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
14
12
12
15
14
14
12
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.9
NE
6
Energy kJ
138
138
115
112
117
64
35
113
94
84
71
69
49
33
50
32
36
30
30
29
23
15
15
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
S
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.2
S
10
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
34
30
49
42
41
35
14
1
14
1
15
1
14
12
8
8
19
12
12
8
11
10
10
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
29
26
24
22
4
4
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
10
8
8
8
7
7
26
25
7
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
23
15
100
16
21
1
1
20
30
36
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
0
27
35
20
0
0
0
0
33
33
15
0
0
0
0
0
22
15
12
30
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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