Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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 cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wollongong North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong North Beach at 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.1
NE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
0.9
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1513111112128111111665566661010106610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104325865765965745054623650486054444233115113115181877
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
1.37
3:55PM
1.00
4:38AM
1.44
5:20PM
0.97
5:43AM
1.52
6:36PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.40
9:47PM
0.35
11:32AM
0.32
10:55PM
0.38
12:42PM
0.22
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise--6:09-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:05-------8:05-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191719222323201817161824252421202019212324232120
Feels °C (?)191720212121181717151721222222232220232324232121
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