Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
7
2
2
6
12
8
8
9
67
14
14
14
8
7
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
5
N
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:10PM1.42m
6:57AM0.95m
6:52PM1.47m
7:37AM0.99m
7:32PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.30m
12:15PM0.44m
1:45AM0.25m
12:59PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
10
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
15
19
19
15
13
Feels °C
13
9
8
9
8
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
11
15
17
10
9
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