Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.7° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
13
0.9
SSE
16
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
18
371
2677
2243
1853
1544
1357
1273
1224
1224
1207
1207
1255
1333
1620
1675
1741
2373
2252
2097
1951
1538
1518
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.10m
11:40PM1.34m
12:45PM1.16m
00:28AM1.26m
1:35PM1.22m
1:25AM1.17m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.19m
5:29PM0.48m
6:21AM0.21m
6:26PM0.50m
7:01AM0.23m
7:32PM0.49m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
16
0.1
NE
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
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
5
6
371
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
8
8
8
1333
1274
1332
1359
1685
1868
1740
1651
1538
1518
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
17
0.9
ESE
13
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
18
5
5
5
5
6
282
33
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1642
1864
1630
2677
2243
1853
1544
1357
1273
1224
1224
1207
1207
1255
1620
1675
1741
2373
2252
2097
1951
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
7
90
427
228
235
235
178
162
106
106
35
35
35
27
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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