Wollongong North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Wollongong North Beach.

Straight up, it’s a quiet start, real quiet. The first few days through to the end of July are mostly small and messy, with only tiny scraps of swell. The combined energy is weak, down around 30 to 8 (30 is weak, 8 is barely there), so you’re not missing much. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is about a degree warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing wild, just a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Tuesday 21st July has a 4ft ENE swell with a short 10-second period, but the wind is cross-on from the NNW at 6 mph, so it’s choppy and poor. Wednesday 22nd is a bit better: the swell drops to 3ft, but we get a glassy afternoon with WSW 3 mph winds, making it clean and surfable, though still ordinary. Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th are tiny, with swell dropping to 1ft or less, and the combined energy is just 30 to 0. Not worth paddling out.

The weekend of 25th and 26th July is a write-off – swell is 1.0ft or less, and the energy is in the single digits. Monday 27th through to Thursday 30th is even worse, with 0.3ft swell and periods of 14 to 18 seconds, but absolutely no size. The combined energy never gets above 10. Glassy mornings on the 27th and 30th, but there’s nothing to ride.

Now, Friday 31st July shows a tiny bump: 1ft ESE swell with a 10-second period, and a clean offshore SSW wind in the morning at 6 mph. The combined energy is 49, still weak, but it’s surfable – very ordinary though.

The real standout arrives on Saturday 1st August. That morning, Wollongong North Beach gets a 5ft SE swell with a 9-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 377 – moderate, definitely pushing strong. The wind is glassy, calm at 0 mph from the NE. This is the best of the entire outlook. The swell direction is ENE, which matches the optimum direction for this break, so expect clean, lined-up waves. It’s a bit much for beginners at 5ft, but fine for intermediate and up. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so expect a few out.

Sunday 2nd August sees the swell drop to 4ft but with a 12 mph SSW cross-off wind, making it clean but weaker in energy (189). Monday 3rd is ruined by onshore rain and wind, and the rest of the first week of August fades back to small, ordinary conditions.

So, if you’re hanging for a wave, mark Saturday 1st August on your calendar. That morning is the clear winner. The rest of the 16-day window is a long stretch of flat or marginal days, with the best being just “surfable but ordinary.” Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it’s been a quiet run, but that Saturday morning could be a cracker.

Rusty

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