Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
337
301
257
233
578
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM1.08m
8:44PM1.55m
9:25AM1.12m
9:19PM1.52m
10:02AM1.16m
9:55PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.35m
3:27AM0.14m
2:58PM0.34m
3:58AM0.13m
3:39PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
8
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
13
15
14
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
8
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
13
13
13
12
10
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