Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
20.8°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
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2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2046
2039
1920
3706
3201
2734
2335
1231
1058
1347
695
562
470
418
370
184
184
158
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM0.99m
11:58AM1.31m
00:04AM0.88m
12:56PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.38m
5:08AM0.31m
6:35PM0.46m
5:50AM0.39m
7:52PM0.52m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
16
15
13
14
14
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
6
5
7
6
7
9
10
12
10
11
10
12
12
16
15
15
15
14
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