Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 3 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is

18.0° C

Wollongong South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	-	-
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 6	S 8	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	E 9	E 11	S 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	2	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	2	32	32	219	189	146	104	89	59	36	25	16
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				8:58AM1.15m				8:55PM1.80m				9:48AM1.18m				9:45PM1.73m					10:37AM1.20m
Low Tide		2:58AM-0.06m				2:25PM0.24m				3:45AM-0.06m				3:17PM0.25m					4:30AM-0.02m				4:10PM0.28m


	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	13	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	14	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	8	7	7	7	9	10	10	8	8	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	12	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 15	SSE 7	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	S 8	S 10
kJ	20	35	102	—	—	465	287	4	220	292	300	6	6	32	32	34	34	33	11	11	12	12	32	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 11	S 15	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 13	S 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 16	E 8	S 8	S 8	E 5	E 6
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	5	2	2	2	13	12	2	2	2	27	1	22	30	13	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 8	S 15	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	—	1	4	4	5	5	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 8	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	—
kJ	30	28	262	891	771	703	464	232	352	461	465	279	308	320	269	219	189	146	104	89	59	36	25	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bulli Beach NSW - Illawarra	Thirroul NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Bombo Beach NSW - Illawarra	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Beach NSW - Illawarra	Bombo Beach NSW - Illawarra	Macmasters Point NSW - Newcastle	Bellambi Point NSW - Illawarra	Oilies NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	12	7	7	74	74	2	7	2	2	2	74	74	106	106	26	27	7	35	26	114	7	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra	North Era	Mystics	Sandon Point	Sandon Point			Barrack Point	Boneyard	Mystics	Barrack Point	Mystics					Werri Point	Werri Point	Sandon Point	Werri Beach	Werri Beach		Headlands	Headlands	Boneyard
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3			3	2	3	3	3					2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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