Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
509
465
257
232
242
569
513
419
352
327
245
240
458
346
502
220
263
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.60m
8:03AM1.20m
8:13PM1.60m
8:38AM1.27m
8:46PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.13m
2:41AM0.05m
2:30PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
14
14
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
16
15
15
15
16
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
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