Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AEST
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Wollongong North Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wollongong North Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wollongong North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong North Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Wollongong North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
341
52
82
113
121
98
76
64
64
68
78
82
98
101
104
111
145
158
205
173
134
92
77
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:32PM1.39m
5:39AM1.26m
6:15PM1.52m
6:35AM1.26m
6:58PM1.64m
7:29AM1.25m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.18m
11:44PM0.30m
11:47AM0.16m
00:38AM0.18m
12:31PM0.15m
1:31AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
18
17
17
16
18
20
19
16
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
18
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
14
14
14
18
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
38
38
201
163
94
121
98
76
64
64
68
78
82
98
101
104
111
145
158
173
161
134
92
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
31
27
37
21
21
81
84
82
57
57
40
40
42
40
41
40
39
26
8
8
8
14
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
9
49
25
10
36
21
21
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
1
8
8
7
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
Energy kJ
380
341
52
82
113
205
173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
425
654
87
98
87
1
0
23
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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