
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 58 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.32m | 1:04AM1.09m | 1:53PM1.36m | 2:17AM1.01m | 2:58PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.42m | 7:07AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.41m | 8:06AM0.37m | 9:52PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 84 | 98 | 95 | 32 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 58 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
14 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | S 5 | E 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 12 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
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