Wollongong North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. It’s been a flat spell on the South Coast, and to be honest, the whole 16-day window looks like a bit of a struggle. We’ve got a real gap at the start—Friday arvo and Saturday are just not worth paddling out for, with tiny waves and onshore vibes. The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Sunday the 19th, and it’s a beauty, but then it fades fast. After Monday the 20th, the swell drops off a cliff, and from Tuesday the 21st onwards, it’s basically a long stretch of knee-high slop and clean but empty conditions. There’s a solid run of poor surf from the 22nd right through to the end of the month, with barely a ripple to get excited about. It’s one of those blank runs that’s pretty normal for the area when the windows don’t line up.

Wollongong North Beach (Wollongong-North-Beach) – exposed to ENE swell, and that’s the one direction that’ll fire it up. The real standout is Sunday morning, the 19th of July. The swell bumps up to 6 ft from the ENE, with a period of 11 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, got some grunt behind it. The energy is solid at 743 (moderate), and with a light S wind at 6 mph blowing cross-offshore, it’s going to be clean as a whistle. This is the best on offer, no question. It’s an advanced break, so if you’re not dialled in, maybe sit this one out. The water temp is sitting around 65°F, which is about normal for this time of year, no big anomaly there. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have a few locals out, but it won’t be a zoo. The morning session is the one to aim for – the afternoon sees a shift to a cross breeze and a slightly smaller 6 ft swell, still decent but not as glassy. The period’s a touch long for a beach break, so expect longer lulls and waves that might wall up a bit, but at this size, it’ll still be fun.

After that peak, Monday morning the 20th offers 5 ft from the ENE with a 10-second period and a NNW wind at 6 mph, but it’s cross-shore, so there’s a bit of texture on the face. The energy drops to 451 – still surfable, but not as punchy. By Monday afternoon, a NE wind at 12 mph blows onshore, and it’s game over. Tuesday the 21st morning is glassy with 4 ft from the ENE, but the period’s still 10 seconds and it’s small, so it’s more of a longboard cruise than a proper session. From Wednesday the 22nd onward, it’s a downhill slide – tiny waves, dropping energy, and by the time we hit the end of July, we’re looking at 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft and clean conditions that are just empty. There’s a brief flicker of very long period swell from the SE on the 27th and 28th, with periods up to 16 seconds, but the swell height is 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft – that’s barely a bump. The energy is weak (15 to 49), and it’s not going to break properly.

So, bottom line: if you’ve got a window, make it Sunday morning, the 19th of July. That’s the standout. The rest of the 16 days is a write-off for paddle surfing. The water’s average temp, the winds are mostly clean but the swell just isn’t there. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, I’d be polishing the board and waiting.

Rusty.

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