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Wollongong North Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wollongong North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | |
1215 | 1351 | 1068 | 997 | 866 | 623 | 583 | 544 | 445 | 366 | 339 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 209 | 188 | 176 | 106 | 119 | 94 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.52m | 1:44PM0.98m | 1:33AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.00m | 2:45AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.45m | 7:31AM0.18m | 6:57PM0.51m | 8:42AM0.21m | 8:18PM0.53m | 9:45AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 1215 | 1351 | 1068 | 997 | 866 | 603 | 524 | 544 | 445 | 366 | 339 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 209 | 188 | 176 | 106 | 119 | 94 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 276 | 461 | 633 | 557 | 623 | 583 | 505 | 394 | 341 | 292 | 225 | 220 | 184 | 151 | 118 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 51 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 237 |
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