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Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 12 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
20.7° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 347 | 400 | 393 | 383 | 363 | 357 | 295 | 284 | 332 | 343 | 270 | 345 | 288 | 339 | 234 | 115 | 100 | 79 | 97 | 62 | 74 | 64 | 61 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:55PM 1.25 | 4:12AM 1.11 | 3:51PM 1.13 | 5:07AM 1.20 | 4:48PM 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:41AM 0.50 | 9:40PM 0.24 | 10:00AM 0.53 | 10:25PM 0.25 | 11:14AM 0.52 | 11:07PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
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