Wollongong South Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Wollongong South Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong South Beach sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.7° 

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


Wollongong South Beach surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, SSE swell with 579 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wollongong South Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Wollongong South Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Wollongong South Beach in the next 16 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Tue 25th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 1AM (Sat 29th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 9s
Most Powerful 4AM (Sat 29th Aug)6ft (1.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wollongong South Beach over the next 16 days.


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