Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is

18.1° C

Wollongong South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 21s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	21s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	38	44	44	42	41	44	61	82	117	147	660	693	743	631	596	619	561	551	487	478	487	487	411	396
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	SE	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:33PM1.62m				11:25AM1.22m				11:20PM1.47m				12:13PM1.24m				00:08AM1.30m					1:03PM1.25m
Low Tide			5:13AM0.04m				5:04PM0.34m				5:54AM0.13m				6:02PM0.40m				6:34AM0.22m					7:05PM0.46m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	13	12	13	15	15	15	13	12	11	11	10	13	18	18	13	13
Feels °C	13	11	11	13	14	14	14	14	11	9	10	13	13	14	13	11	10	10	8	11	15	14	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	71	38	35	31	41	44	61	82	117	147	660	693	743	631	596	619	561	551	487	478	487	487	411	396
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	ENE 11	SSE 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	38	71	46	46	29	27	24	23	22	105	59	149	132	126	87	119	110	106	141	139	101	93	86	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 14	SE 14
kJ	9	44	44	42	40	40	36	35	64	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	24	23	9	8	20	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	SSE 3	S 3	—	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4
kJ	—	2	6	6	4	4	2	1	—	3	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	8	9
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	7	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3		3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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