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Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | |
71 | 52 | 49 | 37 | 26 | 57 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:52AM1.35m | 4:58PM1.16m | 4:51AM1.31m | 5:43PM1.25m | 5:43AM1.28m | 6:21PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.21m | 10:46PM0.45m | 11:24AM0.21m | 11:43PM0.38m | 12:01PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
71 | 52 | 49 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 19 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 7 |
35 | 35 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 9 | S 9 |
15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 31 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 235 | 145 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 82 | 498 | 686 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 427 | 22 | 0 |
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