Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 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
20.3° 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 9PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
575
650
731
726
661
690
690
627
554
488
488
427
436
388
659
1044
1156
1082
988
850
769
659
588
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
SW
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31PM1.77m
9:20AM1.17m
9:20PM1.77m
10:17AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.20m
3:18AM-0.04m
2:50PM0.25m
4:14AM-0.04m
3:41PM0.31m
5:12AM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
14
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
554
575
650
731
726
661
690
690
627
554
488
488
427
436
388
659
1044
1156
1082
988
847
783
961
1145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
3
4
4
2
2
850
769
659
588
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.6
SSW
6
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
Energy kJ
4
7
24
182
715
1455
1252
1560
1667
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
84
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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