Goolwa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.53° S 138.78° E

Goolwa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Goolwa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Goolwa Beach today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Goolwa Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Goolwa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
584
489
433
517
711
711
521
512
530
671
836
1147
2443
3827
3713
5922
5792
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:50PM0.82m
2:20PM0.87m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.02m
10:19PM0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
10
11
9
9
8
10
10
11
9
8
8
9
8
7
6
4
4
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