Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
211
137
120
83
83
81
74
74
52
50
49
49
50
52
48
47
45
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08PM1.67m
7:01AM1.10m
7:01PM1.73m
7:50AM1.17m
7:51PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.05m
12:29PM0.28m
1:51AM-0.01m
1:23PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
13
16
18
17
13
12
12
10
11
16
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
6
10
12
11
7
6
7
7
8
11
13
12
10
9
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