Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
48
38
38
37
38
63
60
56
56
56
47
43
31
31
30
53
21
31
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:53PM1.36m
2:17AM1.01m
2:58PM1.42m
3:40AM0.97m
4:05PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.32m
8:30PM0.41m
8:06AM0.37m
9:52PM0.35m
9:15AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
9
14
16
15
13
12
10
9
9
14
16
14
12
11
11
10
9
14
17
16
13
11
Feels °C
6
11
12
11
11
9
6
5
5
9
12
10
10
8
9
8
6
12
13
11
10
9
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