Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 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
21.6° C
(Which is 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 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
116
90
87
89
88
84
83
43
37
47
23
33
35
13
25
19
20
23
41
9
19
20
18
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM1.07m
3:53AM1.34m
5:00PM1.16m
4:52AM1.31m
5:44PM1.26m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
10:39AM0.21m
10:46PM0.45m
11:23AM0.21m
11:43PM0.38m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:22
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
17
20
22
22
18
17
16
15
14
19
22
21
18
16
15
15
15
20
22
20
18
17
16
16
17
20
20
19
16
16
15
14
13
16
18
16
15
15
14
14
13
18
19
17
17
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.7
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
129
116
90
79
61
88
84
83
31
37
18
10
9
27
9
25
19
20
4
4
9
19
6
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
45
38
70
24
15
47
19
9
43
21
5
5
10
15
13
4
8
4
3
3
7
2
20
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
22
44
31
2
15
15
15
9
9
5
5
5
2
5
9
2
1
1
1
3
4
2
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
87
89
58
58
1
1
3
47
23
33
35
1
1
1
23
41
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
31
237
50
0
0
0
0
2
211
237
147
0
17
17
1
20
465
497
20
20
17
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
4
8
6
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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