Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.4
NE
6
1.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
37
54
60
56
58
41
48
45
31
31
20
53
23
33
48
46
89
89
176
190
133
246
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17AM1.01m
2:58PM1.42m
3:40AM0.97m
4:05PM1.49m
4:58AM0.99m
5:09PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.37m
9:52PM0.35m
9:15AM0.40m
11:06PM0.25m
10:26AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
9
14
15
15
13
11
10
10
10
14
16
13
15
15
Feels °C
5
5
4
8
11
10
10
9
7
7
6
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
9
8
9
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