Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Woolgoolga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
452
452
394
386
379
325
271
260
216
211
173
418
367
720
757
467
754
505
333
320
320
521
593
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
ESE
0
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:44AM0.91m
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
21
23
22
19
15
13
11
9
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
17
19
20
21
19
17
16
17
17
21
20
15
7
6
6
5
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
452
452
452
394
386
379
325
271
260
216
211
173
173
140
354
757
467
754
505
333
320
320
521
593
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
9
5
2
42
7
13
12
10
9
4
4
3
3
3
143
146
326
123
128
128
125
125
98
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
30
27
26
22
16
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
121
3
3
4
4
9
141
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
2.2
S
9
Energy kJ
17
3
3
1
9
66
418
367
720
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
47
6
5
0
0
47
47
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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