Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 14 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
22.5° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)788885556666667788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)574511685138395678901001034912317020532952524526420717013510587
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
S
20
SE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
onononononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.33
6:33PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.38
7:26PM
0.92
7:26AM
1.45
8:10PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.34
12:44AM
0.45
2:22PM
0.28
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:10-------8:10-------8:10-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------151111-1211------1
Temp. °C202021242422212020202122222222212120202323222121
Feels °C (?)212121222120191919202122212221242422202122212020
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