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Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
20.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 80 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 99 | 94 | 148 | 365 | 347 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 363 | 357 | 350 | 338 | 279 | 272 | 218 | 133 | 200 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04AM 1.00 | 2:00PM 1.38 | 3:09AM 1.04 | 2:55PM 1.25 | 4:12AM 1.11 | 3:51PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:29AM 0.41 | 8:52PM 0.21 | 8:41AM 0.50 | 9:40PM 0.24 | 10:00AM 0.53 | 10:25PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
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