Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
6
1.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
115
3
3
3
3
1
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
0
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.52m
8:14AM1.03m
8:09PM1.55m
8:50AM1.08m
8:44PM1.55m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.40m
2:21AM0.20m
1:39PM0.37m
2:54AM0.16m
2:18PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
15
13
11
10
11
13
16
15
11
9
8
8
7
11
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
15
18
10
9
8
6
7
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
3
8
10
9
9
7
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