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Woolgoolga Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | |
890 | 740 | 724 | 891 | 957 | 939 | 904 | 780 | 842 | 739 | 669 | 605 | 535 | 464 | 417 | 371 | 363 | 510 | 599 | 647 | 768 | 705 | 692 | 509 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.85m | 9:50AM1.07m | 10:13PM1.80m | 10:48AM1.01m | 11:08PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.01m | 3:28PM0.08m | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:20PM0.16m | 6:05AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 593 | — | — | — | 950 | 939 | 904 | 780 | 842 | 739 | 669 | 605 | 535 | 464 | 417 | 371 | 363 | 314 | 260 | 249 | 210 | 210 | 214 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 890 | 740 | 724 | 891 | 957 | 886 | 520 | 18 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 142 | 253 | 510 | 599 | 647 | 768 | 705 | 692 | 509 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 388 | 317 | 317 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 106 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 29 |
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