Goolwa Beach surf break

Goolwa Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 ACDT
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Goolwa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Goolwa Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Goolwa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Goolwa Beach at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
S
0.9
SW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)121313131313131212111111101077871010106107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27904920515841024808284525112001162212421046875867919341269245199131108134170190202
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
0.63
7:46PM
0.55
5:59AM
0.55
8:28PM
0.58
5:20AM
0.49
9:27PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.07
12:52AM
0.36
1:00PM
0.07
1:45AM
0.44
12:57PM
0.07
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------
Sunset----8:32-------8:32-------8:32---
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161718171716151515161515141414141316171616151515
Feels °C (?)1010121113121111101110109910111013131112121313
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