Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 Apr 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wollongong North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong North Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1155566778887111111111211111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534432222222000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.62
8:36AM
1.34
8:52PM
1.67
9:27AM
1.26
9:37PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.10
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.14
3:25AM
0.02
3:11PM
0.20
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:30-------5:29----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----42------------------
Temp. °C192426231614141211151716151313121216181715141314
Feels °C (?)17212319131011991314121110109913141312111112
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