Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 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 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: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (21 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
377
324
324
324
255
260
260
212
208
208
204
163
122
117
113
113
315
638
763
899
919
697
990
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM1.07m
11:09PM1.65m
12:22PM1.04m
00:09AM1.55m
1:28PM1.05m
1:11AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
5:38PM0.44m
7:12AM0.11m
6:47PM0.49m
8:10AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
13
12
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
16
15
16
16
17
12
12
12
10
10
9
8
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
14
13
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
Energy kJ
614
544
589
614
324
255
260
260
212
208
208
204
163
122
117
113
113
315
638
763
899
919
697
990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
13
1
E
12
0.7
SE
10
Energy kJ
458
377
324
324
5
5
4
19
20
12
24
28
29
89
278
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
33
4
26
20
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
958
878
856
1041
752
1019
1102
866
678
497
416
419
403
310
249
264
254
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
1
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
17
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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