
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
509 | 489 | 459 | 488 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 449 | 437 | 456 | 456 | 361 | 275 | 257 | 199 | 168 | 179 | 176 | 167 | 229 | 146 | 116 | 106 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.39m | 3:46AM1.05m | 4:24PM1.50m | 5:00AM1.04m | 5:22PM1.60m | 6:08AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.38m | 9:38AM0.31m | 11:12PM0.27m | 10:39AM0.32m | 00:16AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
509 | 489 | 459 | 488 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 449 | 437 | 456 | 456 | 361 | 275 | 257 | 199 | 168 | 132 | 93 | 167 | 229 | 146 | 116 | 106 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 16 | ESE 15 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
111 | 75 | 50 | 5 | 83 | 120 | 88 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 103 | 137 | 157 | 179 | 176 | 77 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 22 | — | E 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 96 |
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