Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 31 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wollongong North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wollongong North Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)6666778888121111111111101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7511680118198420441285315306236544439303249150108106737364424242
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
N
5
N
15
S
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.69
8:31PM
1.09
8:30AM
1.74
9:18PM
1.15
9:17AM
1.75
10:02PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
0.04
1:58AM
0.28
3:20PM
-0.00
2:49AM
0.24
4:02PM
-0.01
3:37AM
0.23
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset----8:02-------8:02-------8:01---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------621----------
Temp. °C232627272423222222262621191817151518192018171818
Feels °C (?)2627272724242526242927201613117812131514141517
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