Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
6
S
5.5
S
0.1
SE
4.5
S
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111111111313131212121110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1245111197282162854347841530315011716412800700008181818
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.41
5:25PM
0.99
5:17AM
1.42
6:25PM
1.07
6:18AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.52
11:14AM
0.25
10:45PM
0.50
12:14PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.44
1:02PM
0.17
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:59-------6:57-------6:55
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11---11-1811--------------
Temp. °C201816151214151414161615141720201716151414192019
Feels °C (?)201613126987478881113131213121111161716
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