Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C

1.3°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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 Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
1847
1829
1555
1263
1042
943
937
885
1117
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:21PM1.47m
11:15AM1.06m
10:59PM1.41m
11:59AM1.10m
11:40PM1.34m
12:45PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.19m
4:40PM0.45m
5:44AM0.19m
5:29PM0.48m
6:21AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
14
16
15
13
12
13
13
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
7
11
13
12
11
9
9
7
5
5
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
20
2.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
17
23
24
152
246
166
145
108
82
80
107
5
5
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
833
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
16
16
15
15
15
14
9
23
43
123
2
4
4
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.6
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
16
9
9
6
3
2
632
1029
1672
1641
1544
1847
1829
1555
1263
1042
943
937
885
1117
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
79
96
4
2
2
2
7
7
2
2
26
106
27
7
304
128
206
171
162
106
96
35
35
35
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
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4
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5
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4
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8
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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