Wollongong North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Alright mate, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Wollongong North Beach. The forecast starts off real quiet. For the first few days – Friday the 3rd through to Monday the 6th – there’s nothing worth paddling out for. Just tiny, weak slop with messy winds, so you can leave the boards in the shed. It’s a bit of a flat spell to start.

Things finally start to shift on Tuesday morning, the 7th of July. We’ve got a bit of a pulse showing up. The morning sees a 3ft swell from the ESE with a 13-second period, and a light offshore SSW breeze at 9 mph. The combined energy is moderate (290), but the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions”. It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean, and after that dry spell, any little runner is a welcome sight.

Now, Tuesday afternoon the swell jumps up to 8ft from the SE (10-second period), with the combined energy kicking into strong territory (1415). The wind goes cross-offshore from the south at 12 mph, so it stays fairly clean, but that size is starting to get a bit spicy for the average punter. It’s rated for experienced surfers.

The standout window for this whole outlook is Wednesday the 8th of July, first thing. You’ll wake up to a 7ft SE swell, still with a 10-second period, and a light offshore SSW breeze at 6 mph. The combined energy is a solid 1065, and the report says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers”. That’s the pick of the bunch right there. After that, Thursday the 9th is also worth a mention – glassy conditions all day with a 6ft SE swell (10-second period, energy 634-615). The wind goes glassy from the WNW and then ENE. It’ll be clean and fun, but not quite as punchy as Wednesday morning.

After Thursday, the swell fades again. Friday the 10th morning has a cleaner 5ft SE swell but then the wind swings onshore in the arvo and it goes to crap. From Saturday the 11th through to Thursday the 16th, it’s pretty much flat or tiny junk. There’s a long gap there with no real recommendations.

Then, looking into the second week, the long-range outlook gets interesting again. On Friday the 17th of July, the morning is glassy with a tiny 2ft ESE swell (11-second period), so not worth rushing for. But later that afternoon, a bigger 8ft SE swell (12-second period, energy 1423) rolls in with a light onshore wind. It’s a bit marginal with the wind direction.

The final standout in this forecast is Saturday the 18th of July. Early morning is glassy with an 8ft ESE swell (12-second period, energy 1871). The comment says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers”. That’s a solid, proper groundswell, and if the wind stays glassy, it could be a ripper session. Keep in mind this is a week and a half away, so it’s promising but not locked in yet.

Water temp is about average for the time of year here.

So, the true standout is Wednesday morning the 8th of July for that 7ft SE groundswell with clean offshore winds. The long-range one to watch is Saturday the 18th of July. Crowds can be a factor at this spot sometimes, but mid-week you should be fine.

Rusty.

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