Wollongong North Beach surf break

Wollongong North Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
21.9° 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 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.6
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
0.1
E
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010444445559677888121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88888210313531042422262000
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
1.40
7:29PM
1.53
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.62
8:36AM
1.34
8:52PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.22
1:11PM
0.10
1:45AM
0.12
1:49PM
0.10
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.14
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:18-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------21--------
Temp. °C161515212626222019181824272517151312111618171514
Feels °C (?)1514131823242017161515212321141210981313121010
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