Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
1
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
10
10
9
6
11
11
17
16
28
50
27
40
47
43
36
28
50
70
156
181
165
110
85
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43PM1.59m
6:17AM1.14m
6:34PM1.69m
7:18AM1.14m
7:25PM1.77m
8:16AM1.14m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.23m
00:24AM0.16m
11:59AM0.24m
1:21AM0.05m
12:51PM0.24m
2:17AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
15
15
15
14
16
21
20
19
19
19
18
17
19
17
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
19
18
17
15
14
14
13
15
19
17
18
18
18
17
15
18
15
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
5
9
4
11
11
17
16
14
28
27
40
47
43
36
28
50
50
52
56
45
49
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
14
9
9
5
6
4
2
2
2
1
12
12
12
3
7
11
11
4
4
2
3
7
7
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
5
7
7
6
14
6
3
3
11
4
4
4
4
4
7
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
NE
6
1
NE
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
15
1
1
28
50
1
9
70
156
181
165
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
94
144
145
257
224
267
82
82
49
15
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
213
142
106
106
35
15
1
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Rating
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1
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1
1
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
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4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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