Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 67 | 123 | 14 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 3:03AM0.92m | 3:41PM1.30m | 4:13AM0.88m | 4:35PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.50m | 8:44AM0.46m | 10:39PM0.47m | 9:39AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 132 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 210 | 300 | 341 | 306 | 277 | 528 | 636 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 123 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 67 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 51 | 0 | 2 |
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