Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
489
459
488
393
393
393
449
437
456
456
361
275
257
199
168
179
176
167
229
146
116
106
77
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:26PM1.39m
3:46AM1.05m
4:24PM1.50m
5:00AM1.04m
5:22PM1.60m
6:08AM1.06m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.38m
9:38AM0.31m
11:12PM0.27m
10:39AM0.32m
00:16AM0.15m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
18
17
14
12
11
12
13
11
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
11
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
12
15
14
11
8
7
9
7
3
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