Surf: South Beach Wollongong comes into its own when a solid NE swell wraps around the headland and rifles off some hollow left bombs. Handles size and it's accessible via the rocks when too big to paddle. Most of the time it's average peaks and close-outs with good NE'er protection. Environment: Around the headland north is the impressive slab reef called Whalebone, which is the preserve of crazies and barrel hunting bodyboarders.