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City Beach

Wollongong City Council, New South Wales, Australia

No photo of City Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:16 pm
7 am
3.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
Now
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.0
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near City Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:16 pm
Today
3.1Poor7 am127
3.1Poor8 am128
3.5Poor9 am128
3.7Poor10 am138
3.9Poor11 am1610
4.4Fair12 pm2012
5.6Good1 pm2314
5.0Fair2 pm2314
6.9Good3 pm2113
6.9Good4 pm2415
6.0GoodNow2717
5.9Good6 pm2415
6.0Good7 pm2315
Sat
6.6Good7 am64
7.9Great8 am43
8.4Great9 am21
8.6Excellent10 am64
8.7Excellent11 am117
8.5Excellent12 pm149
8.3Great1 pm159
8.4Great2 pm159
8.2Great3 pm1510
8.3Great4 pm1610
8.3Great5 pm1610
8.3Great6 pm1710
8.2Great7 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 360 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms150 m490 ft away
  • Showers90 m290 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink64 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • DogsNot allowed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m810 ft
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miWollongong (city)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miShellharbour Airport (WOL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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