Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
E
8
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
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
8
18
17
15
26
26
23
6
6
6
6
6
50
38
38
37
37
86
86
86
56
55
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.20m
12:55PM1.32m
1:04AM1.09m
1:53PM1.36m
2:17AM1.01m
2:58PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.26m
7:13PM0.42m
7:07AM0.32m
8:30PM0.41m
8:06AM0.37m
9:52PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
14
17
17
13
12
11
10
8
13
15
15
13
11
10
9
7
14
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
9
12
11
7
6
6
6
5
10
11
11
10
7
6
5
3
12
12
12
12
10
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