Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 9 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

1.0°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
!
!
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1313
1224
1267
1255
1280
1306
1724
1758
1758
1904
2717
2633
2164
2022
1708
1915
1578
1325
1159
1006
1336
974
516
705
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM1.16m
00:28AM1.26m
1:35PM1.22m
1:25AM1.17m
2:29PM1.30m
2:32AM1.10m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.21m
6:26PM0.50m
7:01AM0.23m
7:32PM0.49m
7:48AM0.25m
8:46PM0.46m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
13
15
15
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
8
10
10
9
10
9
8
7
9
11
10
9
9
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
16
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
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
12
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
5
8
5
8
1360
1446
1446
1446
1961
2204
2164
2022
1708
1625
1578
1325
1159
1006
1336
755
516
552
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
20
0.6
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.1
S
16
0.6
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.6
SE
11
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
Energy kJ
3
5
8
125
286
5
143
242
280
96
405
346
214
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
5
4
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1313
1224
1267
1255
1280
1306
1724
1758
1758
1904
2717
2633
1915
1170
974
705
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
106
106
209
35
35
35
7
7
1
1
35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
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4
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5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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4
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8
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7
7
5
6
6
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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