
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.42m | 6:57AM0.95m | 6:52PM1.47m | 7:37AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.44m | 1:45AM0.25m | 12:59PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
284 | 267 | 212 | 173 | 165 | 158 | 123 | 118 | 90 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | S 14 | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 7 |
— | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 19 | 151 | 148 | 144 |
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