Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.2
SSE
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
126
109
80
64
42
38
38
38
44
44
43
44
59
66
120
161
204
745
839
823
705
596
573
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:37AM1.20m
10:33PM1.62m
11:25AM1.22m
11:20PM1.47m
12:13PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:30AM-0.02m
4:10PM0.28m
5:13AM0.04m
5:04PM0.34m
5:54AM0.13m
6:02PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
13
13
12
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
10
10
9
14
15
15
14
12
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