Weather Forecast
19.40°C
Current Temperature
11.00km/h
Wind speed
22.21°C
Water Temperature
0.83m
Swell
0.49m
Tide
7/11
UV
North Wollongong Beach (NSW 371) is located 2 km northeast of the downtown area and is one of the two city beaches. Surf bathing commenced on the beach with the formation of 'Wollongong Surf Bathing and Life-Saving Club' in January 1908. The beach is commonly referred to as North Beach. It is 500 m in length and backed by bluffs rising in the south to 30 m all separated from the northern Fairy Meadow Beach by low rocks (Fig. 4.297). The 15 ha Stuart Park, has picnic facilities and car parking backing the northern end, while to the south a wide rock platform lies between the beach and the Wollongong Boat Harbour. A series of rock, wading and swimming pools occupy the southern section of this platform. The present surf club was founded in 1914 and is located in the centre of the beach. A walkway/bike path runs from this park along the top of the beach to Wollongong Boat Harbour. The beach is orientated to the east-northeast and receives some protection from southeast waves from Flagstaff Point, which trends 1 km to the southeast, with waves averaging 1.2 m. These maintain a single bar usually cut by 3-4 rips (Fig. 4.298 Under normal conditions the rips are small and infill with sand following periods of low waves. However when waves exceed 1 m and during summer northeast waves, the rips intensify.
Beach Length: 0.5km
General Hazard Rating: 5/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
31 Mar
Mon
25 Mar
Tue
26 Mar
Wed
27 Mar
Thu
28 Mar
Fri
29 Mar
Sat
30 Mar
North Wollongong SLSC
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09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
Wollongong City Council Lifeguard Service
08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
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Information

Formal parking area
Picnic
Toilets Block M/F
Shade
Toilets Block Disabled
Shelters
Change Rooms
Cafe
Showers
Bike path
Kiosk
Mobile Phone Coverage
Park
BBQ
Bus

Regulations

Bicycles Allowed
No Littering
No Vehicles
No Cats or Dogs
No Model Planes
Picking Plants Prohibited
Bombing Prohibited
No Diving
No Naked Flames
Camping Prohibited
No Dogs Allowed
PWC's Prohibited
Do Not Drink the Water
No Removing Shellfish
Dog Litter Must be Picked Up
No Firearms
No Golf
No Alcohol
No Horses
Water Skiing Prohibited
No Trailbikes

Hazards

Gutters
Littoral currents
Travelling rips
Shallow Water
Winds
Accessible Rock Platforms
Beach exposure

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.