Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
4
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
9
2.3
S
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
545
524
461
452
452
452
394
386
379
325
271
260
216
211
210
524
453
861
785
705
604
505
436
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:23PM1.46m
10:44AM0.91m
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:07
5:07
5:06
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
21
23
22
19
15
12
11
9
13
17
17
16
14
16
16
15
17
20
20
20
17
15
15
15
17
21
19
15
7
4
5
5
10
13
13
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
639
545
524
461
452
452
452
394
386
379
325
271
260
216
211
210
173
140
427
785
705
604
505
436
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
5
7
6
13
8
5
2
42
7
13
12
10
9
4
8
3
3
3
140
146
153
123
125
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
5
5
24
30
27
26
22
16
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SW
3
1
S
4
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
9
2.3
S
9
Energy kJ
34
25
19
1
2
3
2
2
29
524
453
861
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
6
6
6
0
0
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
47
6
6
0
0
1
47
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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