Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 07 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
21.6° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.9
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)945566666667778888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152735388883333461135153168395423435215283326473105810991070380302
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
1.57
12:48AM
1.15
12:37PM
1.42
1:37AM
1.17
1:23PM
1.26
2:28AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.09
6:22AM
0.41
7:18PM
0.18
7:20AM
0.48
7:58PM
0.26
8:25AM
0.53
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-
Sunset--8:12-------8:12-------8:12-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292824222121243131302623222123272829252324263038
Feels °C (?)272623212020232828272422212023252626242324252834
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