Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
20.7°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
S
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
418
370
256
256
283
188
158
147
120
123
88
84
68
42
40
23
23
17
25
64
69
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
0
S
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:56PM1.24m
1:14AM0.80m
2:09PM1.21m
2:46AM0.78m
3:23PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.39m
7:52PM0.52m
6:49AM0.46m
9:21PM0.51m
8:10AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
16
21
22
20
19
19
19
18
18
23
25
22
19
19
Feels °C
12
17
15
15
16
14
12
11
13
18
18
17
20
17
16
15
15
19
19
17
16
17
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