Iluka-North Wall 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.41° S 153.37° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Iluka-North Wall sea temperature is

20.3°C

Iluka-North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Iluka-North Wall today (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka-North Wall at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (20 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	19s

Table - waves today at Iluka-North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).
	Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	NNE 4	SSE 19	SSE 19	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 10	SE 12	S 12	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	54	45	49	42	41	30	34	72	115	165	176	101	100	54	32	35	148	177	247	225	270	327	522	378
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	W	NNW	ENE	NE	NNE	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		2:44AM0.90m				3:34PM1.27m					4:08AM0.93m				4:38PM1.31m				5:09AM1.00m				5:29PM1.36m
Low Tide				8:18AM0.63m					10:39PM0.64m			9:38AM0.61m					11:30PM0.58m				10:45AM0.56m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	23	25	22	21	19	18	19	19	25	29	26	23	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	17	15	14	20	20	18	18	18	16	16	15	22	24	21	20	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 11	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	54	45	32	42	41	26	14	63	23	17	176	101	100	21	32	11	8	6	2	30	127	166	522	378
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	S 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 19	S 11	S 18	NNE 5	NE 5	S 8	SSE 17	SSE 13	SE 12	E 8	E 10	E 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	—
kJ	36	42	49	31	21	15	15	72	57	165	10	6	12	54	16	35	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 18	SSE 12	SE 8	SSE 19	S 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 11	S 8	SSE 16	S 9	—	E 8	E 8	S 21	S 18	—	S 20	S 19
kJ	22	17	30	29	29	30	14	9	115	49	28	13	24	11	26	14	—	1	1	9	25	—	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 4	NE 2	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	N 5	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	S 12	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	9	34	36	53	—	—	—	6	4	7	27	148	177	247	225	270	327	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Corindi Beach NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	338	395	126	0	0	0	0	0	126	89	72	0	71	126	2	510	90	90	89	90
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Lennox Head	Black Rock	Black Rock	Gallows				Mullaway	Backsides	Sharps Beach	Lennox Head	Lennox Head		Dreamtime	Mullaway	Woody Head	Broken Head		Turners Beach		The Pass	The Pass	Byron Bay - The Wreck	The Pass
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	2		1	1	1	1		1		2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	2	8	9	5	6	2	2	8
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Luna Park Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Ethel Wreck Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Quarantine Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	9	9	6	7	9	9

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