Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 9AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
E
10
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
637
621
585
516
472
444
444
472
327
331
750
602
1041
1872
3580
3569
3426
2769
2533
2304
2022
1926
1629
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15AM1.17m
10:27PM1.71m
11:04AM1.19m
11:10PM1.55m
11:55AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:23AM-0.02m
3:56PM0.11m
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.20m
5:45AM0.08m
5:41PM0.32m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
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