Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
777
673
374
623
597
537
457
428
486
384
335
327
283
234
204
164
164
136
132
127
150
150
121
124
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34PM0.90m
2:44AM1.43m
3:49PM0.98m
3:50AM1.39m
4:49PM1.10m
4:46AM1.36m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.41m
9:48AM0.23m
9:21PM0.42m
10:41AM0.19m
10:33PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:13
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
21
21
21
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
19
18
17
17
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
16
38
190
8
8
537
457
428
394
384
7
327
283
234
204
164
164
136
132
127
150
150
121
124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
4
67
4
4
8
8
8
15
7
26
7
3
7
107
2
2
5
13
11
10
5
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
40
2
3
13
12
11
15
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
777
673
374
623
597
486
335
238
91
43
33
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
77
106
169
169
8
47
8
47
169
169
8
6
6
6
0
6
19
8
6
0
0
0
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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