Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.2
SSE
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
32
206
172
131
113
101
67
43
39
39
39
44
44
45
44
47
66
70
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:45PM1.73m
10:37AM1.20m
10:33PM1.62m
11:25AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.25m
4:30AM-0.02m
4:10PM0.28m
5:13AM0.04m
5:04PM0.34m
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rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
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