Wollongong North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this outlook for Wollongong North Beach is a tough one. The next 16 days are looking mostly flat and pretty ordinary. The first real surf worth paddling out for doesn’t kick in until Monday the 20th of July, but even then, it’s marginal.

There’s a brief window early on Monday morning. We’ve got a 5ft ENE swell rolling in with an 11-second period, which is a solid groundswell. The water’s sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate at 561, but the wind is a light cross-shore from the NW. It’s reported as “marginal” and scores are low, so this isn’t a standout. The waves are there, but the quality is questionable, and the tide might mess with it. By Monday afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the NNE at 12 mph and it’s game over.

Tuesday morning drops to 4ft with a 10-second period, but the wind is cross-onshore from the NNW. Again, it’s marginal. The rest of the week is a slow slide downhill. Wednesday the 22nd of July offers a tiny glimmer – 3ft ENE swell, 10-second period, with light cross-offshore winds from the W and WSW. The wave energy is weak (185 and 175), but the conditions are clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Honestly, it’s barely worth a mention.

From Thursday the 23rd through to the end of the month, the swell drops below 2ft and the energy is weak (under 100). The winds are often clean or glassy, but there’s just no power. There are days of near nothing – multiple days in a row with swell under 0.7ft and energy in the single digits. This is a long, flat gap. The only positive is that the break is very consistent, so it won’t stay this way forever.

The one real standout, and I’m stretching here, is the early morning on Monday the 20th of July. It’s the only time the swell gets over 5ft and the conditions are even remotely workable. The ENE direction is the optimum for this exposed break, and the period is long enough to offer some shape. But it’s an advanced wave, so steer clear if you’re not confident. The crowd situation is “sometimes,” so you might have a few locals out, but it won’t be a zoo.

The rest of the 16-day outlook is mostly a write-off. There’s no other standout. The water temperature stays unremarkable. If you’re desperate, you might get a knee-high bump on the 2nd of August with a very long period (16 seconds) from the E, but it’s onshore and weak. Save your energy.

Rusty.

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