Surf Forecasts:
Wollongong North Beach surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, SE swell with 320 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s 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 (Aug 01) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 13s period. 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 1.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wollongong North Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, lookin’ at Wollongong North Beach.
First off, the next week or more is dead. From now until the start of August, it’s flat as a tack. You’re lookin’ at 0.3ft dribble at best, with combined energy figures barely breakin’ double digits. Even with clean, offshore wind, there’s just no wave to surf. It’s a long, dry spell, so don’t get your hopes up.
Come Sunday, August 2nd, we get a pulse. Swell hits about 6ft from the SE with a 12-second period, and the energy climbs to 1019. That’s moderate juice, but the wind is light and cross-shore in the morning, then turns onshore. It’s a marginal one.
Now, Wednesday the 5th is the real stand-out morning. We’re talkin’ 10ft of SE swell, period of 8 seconds, and energy at 1239. The wind is light offshore from the SSW, so it’s gonna be clean. That’s expert-only size – way too big for groms. The swell direction is SE, but the break works best on ENE, so it won’t be a perfect fit, but with that power and clean faces, it’s the pick of the forecast.
Thursday the 6th is even bigger. The morning brings 12ft from the ESE, energy at 1853, and light offshore wind. This is for the brave and experienced only. That kind of size means serious hold-downs. The afternoon stays big at 10ft but the wind goes cross-shore.
Friday the 7th is another solid one for the advanced crowd. Swell eases to 7ft from the ESE, but the morning is dead glassy with zero wind. Clean, powerful lines. Still too big for beginners. Saturday the 8th drops to 5ft but the onshore breeze starts to mess it up.
Water temp is about 66°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year.
Bottom line: your best bet is the mornings of the 5th and 6th of August for big, clean waves for experienced surfers. The rest of the run is pretty quiet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 18 | SE 15 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.37m | 6:11AM0.91m | 6:11PM1.42m | 6:56AM0.95m | 6:53PM1.47m | 7:36AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.52m | 8:13AM1.04m | 8:09PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.55m | 9:25AM1.12m | 9:19PM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.36m | 11:28AM0.47m | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.44m | 1:45AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.40m | 2:20AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.36m | 2:54AM0.16m | 2:18PM0.34m | 3:26AM0.14m | 2:58PM0.34m | 3:58AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 4 | S 17 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 275 | 475 | 573 | 346 | 207 | 154 | 118 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 373 | 1397 | 1981 | 2301 | 1088 | 875 | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | S 7 | SE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 18 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 6 | SE 13 | E 6 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2374 | 2962 | 3093 | 1403 | 1060 | 740 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 47 | 208 | 222 | 348 | 465 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 6 | 29 | 37 | 0 |
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