Wollongong South Beach surf break

Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wollongong South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 6AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
ESE
0.4
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)121111111111111010101010101010101010101099999888888881010101099999999101077898101010111191110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13104478426138554445397533832796236518941581137212821148107099593380866952242437530927523317815915814414813310185756765525546524544545647555568737985776571707581887199
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
1.11
2:46PM
1.19
2:36AM
1.01
3:34PM
1.24
3:38AM
0.95
4:21PM
1.29
4:41AM
0.92
5:06PM
1.35
5:39AM
0.92
5:50PM
1.41
6:31AM
0.94
6:33PM
1.47
7:18AM
0.97
7:15PM
1.52
8:00AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
0.34
8:57PM
0.55
8:45AM
0.39
10:06PM
0.52
9:30AM
0.43
11:07PM
0.47
10:17AM
0.45
11:59PM
0.40
11:05AM
0.45
12:46AM
0.33
11:53AM
0.44
1:29AM
0.27
12:38PM
0.42
2:09AM
0.21
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset-----4:57-------4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313131615131311111014161513121110101316161414131313151918151413131214161514121111101416161412131211121413101099912
Feels °C (?)776699997771113131210988111313121211111113171614131211101213121110997111315118887898576668
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