Wollongong South Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Issued: 9 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is

18.0° C

Wollongong South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	32	32	34	176	139	104	78	60	37	39	51	51	51
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:58AM1.15m				8:55PM1.80m				9:48AM1.18m				9:45PM1.73m					10:37AM1.20m				10:33PM1.62m
Low Tide				2:25PM0.24m				3:45AM-0.06m				3:17PM0.25m					4:30AM-0.02m				4:10PM0.28m


	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58
	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	15	14	12	12	11	11	10	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	6	7	10	10	9	8	8	8	6	9	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	11	12	12	11	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 15	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	S 5	S 10	E 7	E 7
kJ	102	882	685	5	287	4	5	337	308	6	6	32	32	34	34	33	12	12	13	13	25	94	51	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	E 11	S 14	E 11	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 18	E 8	SSE 19	E 8	S 8	S 8	E 7	E 7	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	4	2	13	11	11	60	1	34	4	12	29	39	51	73	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 7	E 8	S 15	E 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 22	S 21	S 21
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	2	2	—	1	5	4	5	11	19	9	8	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 11	—	—	—
kJ	263	1454	1039	405	466	238	258	499	477	273	308	319	293	247	176	139	104	78	60	37	220	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Werri Beach NSW - Illawarra	Werri Beach NSW - Illawarra	Bombo Beach NSW - Illawarra	Fairy Bower NSW - Sydney North Coast	Bellambi Point NSW - Illawarra	Bellambi Point NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong South Beach NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong South Beach NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong South Beach NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	1	3	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	7	74	74	2	7	2	2	2	74	74	106	74	35	21	35	35	26	79	7	7	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra	Barrack Point	Sandon Point			Barrack Point	Boneyard	Boneyard	Boneyard	Boneyard					Werri Point	Mystics	Werri Beach	Werri Beach	Bombo Beach		Headlands	Barrack Point	Headlands	Headlands	Headlands
Rating (10 max)	2	4			3	2	2	3	3					2	2	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	7	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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