Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.75m | 8:36AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.71m | 9:20AM1.28m | 9:22PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.23m | 2:35AM-0.03m | 2:14PM0.20m | 3:15AM-0.02m | 3:03PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 354 | 288 | 223 | 166 | 129 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 58 | 136 | 190 | 223 | 181 | 135 | 86 | 64 | 157 | 136 | 127 | 96 | 84 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 35 | 26 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 2 | 2 |
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