Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
215
223
259
300
356
229
235
241
384
445
481
447
455
390
330
340
394
303
259
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26PM1.25m
5:24AM0.97m
5:17PM1.30m
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.32m
10:56AM0.46m
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.38m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:01
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6:59
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7:00
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7:00
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 mm
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1
5
4
4
3
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1
1
2
3
6
7
8
12
9
6
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
18
16
20
19
20
20
21
19
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
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