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Wollongong South Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Wollongong South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wollongong South Beach today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
81 | 81 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 67 | 46 | 46 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.00m | 9:26PM1.49m | 10:18AM0.98m | 10:05PM1.46m | 11:01AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.21m | 2:52PM0.44m | 4:20AM0.22m | 3:31PM0.46m | 5:01AM0.24m | 4:13PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
81 | 81 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 45 | 48 | 67 | 28 | 46 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | S 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 10 | NNE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 |
19 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 4 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | S 9 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
— | 2 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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