Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313141414141515151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3244004404234305116077869151026109911291070915786659439342273162112737144
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.26
4:52PM
1.03
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.15
5:26AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.53
11:18AM
0.24
11:17PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:36-------5:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313172020161513121217192017161413141820201716
Feels °C (?)7771013139998915171716141111121718181715
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