Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is

19.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28						Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 11	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	94	78	69	56	52	37	37	21	19	18	12	12	10	12	11	11	59	134	114	93	180	180
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NE	NE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SE	ESE	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		7:16AM0.97m				7:35PM1.57m				7:53AM1.02m				8:10PM1.61m				8:30AM1.06m				8:44PM1.62m
Low Tide			12:53PM0.22m					2:16AM0.20m				1:33PM0.18m				2:49AM0.15m				2:10PM0.16m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	19	18	17	15	14	14	15	17	19	18	17	15	14	13	12	13	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	15	17	15	15	14	12	11	12	14	16	15	15	12	11	9	8	8	9	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 10
kJ	94	78	69	56	52	37	37	21	19	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	6	7	8	93	180	180
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 12	E 7	SSE 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	2	3	3	3	2	5	4	4	9	18	12	12	6	6	6	3	3	4	19	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 7	S 17	S 17	S 9	E 12	E 12	SE 7	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	S 14	E 12	E 13	E 13	NE 8	E 13
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	6	6	2	3	3	7	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	9	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	—	—	—	S 3	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	3	59	134	114	93	66	46
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	71	47	6	6	6	142	75	142	142	106	174	368	106	47	6	6	0	19	19	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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