Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
9
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
141
268
292
255
248
285
289
268
250
263
302
302
294
310
274
226
140
355
152
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:34PM1.42m
11:12AM1.33m
11:12PM1.24m
11:58AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.20m
4:53AM0.10m
5:13PM0.30m
5:26AM0.18m
6:07PM0.41m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
12
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
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