Surf Forecasts:
Wollongong North Beach surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, ENE swell with 336 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wollongong North Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Wollongong North Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wollongong North Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Look, I've been staring at the charts for Wollongong North Beach, and it's a pretty bleak stretch ahead. The next 16 days are virtually a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. The forecast kicks off on Thursday the 6th of August, but don't get your hopes up because that first record is a total dud.
We're looking at a long gap of nothing. From Thursday the 6th all the way through to the morning of Sunday the 16th of August, there's just no quality surf on offer. The swell is tiny, mostly under 1.3 ft, and the combined energy is weak, sitting at a measly 10 (combined energy of all swells directed here). The water temperature is 64.2 °F, which is about average for the time of year with a small anomaly of 0.9 °F.
The best we see in the whole period is on the morning of Sunday the 16th of August. That's the only session that gets a bit of a nod. We've got a 4.3 ft swell from the SE, with a period of 8 seconds, and a moderate offshore wind from the SSW at 12 mph, which will keep it clean. The combined energy jumps to 229 (combined energy of all swells directed here). It's still not a classic, and the later afternoon drops off with a marginal call, but it's the only time you'd even bother looking. This is an exposed beach break, so it needs a good swell direction to work, and the SE direction is just okay. Because it's a very consistent spot, it tends not to stay poor for long, so keep an eye on the forecasts.
Overall, for the next two weeks, you're better off pulling the plug on the paddle gear and maybe checking if the kites are rigged up, because the wind and small swell combo might offer something for them. The surf is simply not happening for the most part.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 49 | 48 | 89 | 121 | 291 | 282 | 128 | 59 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 87 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | 3:39AM0.97m | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:59AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.73m | 7:51AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:16AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.28m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.23m | 2:34AM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 26 | 63 | 56 | 48 | 44 | 16 | 48 | 89 | 121 | 291 | 282 | 128 | 139 | 270 | 145 | 361 | 171 | 71 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 155 | 85 | 93 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 16 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | SE 13 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | S 14 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 59 | 20 | 37 | 10 | 4 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | — | W 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | E 8 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 84 | 35 | 31 | 14 | — | 14 | 1 | 10 | 87 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 36 | 20 | 208 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 236 |
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