Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
22.9° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)776666666666555666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57443728271919911889978122032313022212137
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
5
W
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.26
8:29AM
1.52
9:04PM
1.36
9:10AM
1.52
9:40PM
1.45
9:53AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.07
3:00AM
0.19
3:29PM
0.06
3:46AM
0.14
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset-7:13-------7:10-------7:09------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2211------11-1241--
Temp. °C282322222120202121212020201919192021202020202022
Feels °C (?)272123212120212121212121212020202222202120202021
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