Wollongong North Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° S 150.90° E

Wollongong North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 3 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wollongong North Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.4° 

Wollongong North Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Wollongong North Beach surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NE swell with 895 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 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7AM (Mon 10th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wollongong North Beach over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

To be honest, the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, weak, and messy conditions ahead, with the first real opportunity not showing up until the 20th. That’s a solid ten-day gap of nothing worth paddling out for.

Looking at the start, the 8th has a tiny 2ft east swell with a moderate ENE breeze, and it just doesn’t have any push. The 9th builds slightly to 2ft but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. The 10th sees the most energy of this early period – around 6ft on Monday morning with ENE swell – but it’s coming in with a strong cross-shore wind and the surf quality is poor. The combined energy gets up to 606 there, which is moderate, but it’s all wind and chop, no shape. That afternoon drops to 6ft with a fresh breeze, still ugly. Not the sort of day you’d tell anyone about.

From the 11th through the 19th, the swell drops right off, mostly 1ft to 2ft, with periods around 9-10 seconds. There’s some clean windows in there – the 13th afternoon is glassy, the 14th morning is glassy – but with wave heights that small, it’s just not surfable. You’d be better off finding a rock pool. The water temp at Wollongong North Beach is around 64°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, nothing weird there.

The first real standout comes on the 20th, Thursday morning. We finally get a pulse of ENE swell at 3ft, with a period of 8 seconds, and it’s glassy. Combined energy is 102, which is weak, but it’s clean and there’s something to ride. Then the 21st Friday morning is similar – 3ft, ENE, glassy, with the energy up to 163. These are the kind of small, clean mornings that might give you a fun little wave if you’ve got a high-volume board.

The 22nd Saturday morning sees the same 3ft, glassy conditions, but the afternoon jumps to 4ft with a light cross-shore. Not bad. The real pick of the whole window, though, looks like the 23rd Sunday morning. The swell bumps to 4ft, period stretches to 11 seconds, and the wind is dead calm and glassy. Combined energy is 350, which is moderate, and for once everything aligns – it’s clean, it’s got a bit of punch, and the direction is straight from the ENE, which is the optimum for this break. That’s your one true standout, but being over a week out, treat it as promising rather than locked in. The afternoon drops off with an onshore breeze and it gets messier.

The bottom line? There’s nothing worth chasing until the 20th, and the 23rd Sunday morning is the one to circle. If you can wait, that’s your window. Otherwise, it might be time to clean the cobwebs off the board and just watch the horizon.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Height (m)
Direction
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E
8
0.6
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8
0.7
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8
1
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1.4
NE
6
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
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9
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NE
10
0.7
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9
0.7
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9
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9
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10
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10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
48
61
161
156
588
480
177
78
75
47
32
36
36
19
18
19
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
NW
15
N
15
N
35
NNE
25
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
35
WSW
10
WSW
0
ENE
15
W
5
W
10
E
10
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Wind State
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cross
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cross
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High Tide
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
8:36AM1.23m
8:37PM1.72m
9:19AM1.28m
9:22PM1.63m
Low Tide
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
2:14PM0.20m
3:15AM-0.02m
3:03PM0.20m
3:53AM0.03m
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Information about the Wollongong North Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Wollongong North Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Wollongong North Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Wollongong North Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Wollongong North Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Wollongong North Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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