Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57AM0.95m | 6:52PM1.47m | 7:37AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.52m | 8:14AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.44m | 1:45AM0.25m | 12:59PM0.40m | 2:21AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 212 | 173 | 165 | 158 | 123 | 118 | 90 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 15 | E 7 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 13 | S 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 15 | 23 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 140 | 89 | 145 | 157 | 206 | 235 | 427 | 359 | 359 | 349 | 359 | 96 |
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