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Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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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
21.7° 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 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | |
339 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 245 | 217 | 203 | 158 | 143 | 88 | 94 | 149 | 121 | 40 | 86 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 40 | 49 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:33AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.00m | 2:45AM1.38m | 4:06PM1.07m | 3:53AM1.34m | 5:00PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.21m | 8:18PM0.53m | 9:45AM0.21m | 9:37PM0.51m | 10:39AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 |
339 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 245 | 217 | 203 | 158 | 143 | 88 | 86 | 149 | 121 | 34 | 86 | 32 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
292 | 225 | 220 | 184 | 151 | 118 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 65 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 32 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 40 | 49 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 237 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 237 | 42 | 0 |
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