Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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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 9AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (17 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
!
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2.4
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
612
664
650
656
656
656
893
893
885
900
845
528
539
539
614
940
1291
822
845
882
983
919
838
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
WSW
0
W
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:03AM1.21m
8:30PM1.84m
8:56AM1.14m
9:20PM1.85m
9:50AM1.07m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.01m
1:53PM-0.01m
3:12AM-0.01m
2:39PM0.03m
4:07AM0.01m
3:28PM0.08m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
2
4
8
8
11
6
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
18
19
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
599
612
664
650
656
656
656
665
649
649
649
588
528
539
539
775
822
845
882
983
919
838
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
2.4
E
9
3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
893
893
885
900
845
614
940
1291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
1
24
47
1
1
1
1
1
47
276
200
47
1
1
47
1
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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