Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
241
208
198
169
163
193
259
294
348
344
398
316
337
397
447
469
514
385
328
328
395
209
181
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:29AM0.87m
4:26PM1.25m
5:24AM0.97m
5:17PM1.30m
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.51m
11:21PM0.32m
10:56AM0.46m
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:03
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6:01
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6:59
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7:00
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7:00
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 mm
1
1
2
1
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3
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
10
9
9
9
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
19
18
20
19
20
18
16
16
16
16
17
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