Surf Forecasts:
Wollongong North Beach surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, SE swell with 257 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wollongong North Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Wollongong North Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wollongong North Beach in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wollongong North Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s break this down in old-school feet, miles, and degrees.
Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a flat spell to sit through. There’s nothing worth paddling out for these first several days. For Wollongong North Beach, the first chance of anything surfable rolls in on Saturday, July 11th, but honestly, it’s pretty marginal. Early morning you’ve got a weak 4 ft SE swell with a short 9 second period and a cross wind giving it a chop. Combined wave energy is only 347 (moderate at best), and it just doesn’t look like it’s worth burning the petrol over.
The days that follow are a write-off. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (July 12th through 17th) offer nothing but flat spells or barely-there dribble. Water temps are about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about. You’re better off checking the tide pools or cleaning the wax off your board.
Now, peeking ahead to the third week of July – things start to show a little pulse around Saturday, July 18th. Early morning we get a clear, glassy session with a 2 ft E swell at 9 seconds. Wave energy is weak at 78, but glassy conditions are a premium. It’ll be small, clean, and crowd levels are described as *sometimes*, so you might have a few buddies out, but it could be a nice, quiet dawn patrol for the patient surfer.
The real standout – and the one to bookmark – is Tuesday, July 21st. This is the best on offer across the entire outlook. The morning brings a clean 4 ft ENE swell (a solid size, still okay for stronger beginners but getting into intermediate territory) with a moderate 10 second period and a gentle offshore wind from the SSW. Wave energy jumps to 325 (moderate). The afternoon cleans up even more with a long-period 2 ft E swell at 12 seconds (groundswell), and the shape should be really nice at this exposed beach break. Crowds are a possibility here, but the quality of the waves – clean, offshore, with that longer period energy – makes it well worth the crowd.
Honestly, that Tuesday morning (July 21st) and the glassy Saturday morning (July 18th) are your only true shots. Outside of that, it’s a long, quiet run. If the swell fills in consistently in the future, things can change, but for now, don’t hold your breath after the middle of the month.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | S 10 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | E 11 | S 7 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 190 | 176 | 149 | 77 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.03m | 5:22PM1.60m | 6:09AM1.05m | 6:18PM1.70m | 7:10AM1.09m | 7:13PM1.77m | 8:06AM1.12m | 8:05PM1.81m | 8:58AM1.15m | 8:55PM1.80m | 9:47AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.74m | 10:36AM1.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.27m | 10:39AM0.31m | 00:15AM0.15m | 11:39AM0.29m | 1:13AM0.05m | 12:37PM0.27m | 2:07AM-0.03m | 1:32PM0.25m | 2:57AM-0.07m | 2:25PM0.23m | 3:45AM-0.07m | 3:18PM0.25m | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:10PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 307 | 190 | 109 | 149 | 77 | 54 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 724 | 317 | 397 | 207 | 125 | 85 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 13 | E 8 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 157 | 176 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 8 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1155 | — | 528 | 307 | 198 | — | 52 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 80 | 17 | 289 | 358 | 289 | 42 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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