Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
1
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
102
84
65
69
28
27
15
10
10
15
16
7
9
8
18
17
15
26
19
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
5
SE
5
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM1.25m
11:15PM1.30m
12:04PM1.29m
00:04AM1.20m
12:55PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.39m
5:38AM0.20m
6:07PM0.41m
6:18AM0.26m
7:13PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
17
13
11
10
10
15
17
17
12
10
10
10
10
13
16
17
13
11
Feels °C
17
19
13
9
8
6
5
10
11
11
7
4
4
5
5
8
14
14
7
5
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