Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
223
149
146
104
77
55
54
31
17
16
16
8
7
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM1.60m
6:08AM1.06m
6:18PM1.70m
7:10AM1.09m
7:12PM1.77m
8:06AM1.12m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.15m
11:39AM0.30m
1:14AM0.05m
12:37PM0.28m
2:07AM-0.03m
1:32PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
10
11
14
13
12
12
10
11
12
15
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
16
18
17
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
3
4
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
9
12
11
9
9
9
8
8
12
13
13
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