Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
15
0.2
E
8
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
367
5
2092
1661
1280
1149
1042
978
978
1037
961
1209
1275
1275
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SW
10
W
10
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM1.06m
10:59PM1.41m
11:59AM1.10m
11:40PM1.34m
12:45PM1.16m
00:28AM1.26m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.19m
4:40PM0.45m
5:44AM0.19m
5:29PM0.48m
6:21AM0.21m
6:26PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
11
13
14
11
9
9
7
5
6
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
15
0.2
E
8
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
S
20
0.1
S
20
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
246
217
117
108
86
105
113
5
5
6
367
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
8
8
961
981
1024
1045
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
15
15
14
5
45
69
93
4
4
2
5
3
3
3
3
5
4
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
1
4
4
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.5
S
11
1.8
S
11
3
S
8
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
544
776
1107
1641
1170
1911
2092
1661
1280
1149
1042
978
978
1037
1209
1275
1275
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
7
48
2
2
2
83
74
7
35
267
228
235
178
106
106
96
74
35
26
7
7
7
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
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4
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8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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