Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 6PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1696
1001
830
830
755
605
541
422
417
371
363
561
741
865
865
897
754
660
578
542
688
809
979
1003
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50AM1.07m
10:13PM1.80m
10:48AM1.01m
11:08PM1.72m
11:51AM0.97m
00:07AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.01m
3:28PM0.08m
5:05AM0.05m
4:20PM0.16m
6:05AM0.11m
5:18PM0.25m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
24
23
19
18
17
16
15
18
20
19
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
23
21
17
16
15
14
13
15
15
14
12
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
960
1001
830
830
755
605
541
422
417
371
363
307
255
249
210
210
173
173
170
168
168
164
235
256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.6
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1696
4
3
14
30
23
65
176
350
561
741
865
865
897
754
660
578
542
688
809
979
1003
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
47
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
5
6
77
47
47
29
47
47
47
106
106
47
47
61
61
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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