Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 23 May 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
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3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4699
4392
4282
4563
3410
4248
4320
4179
3353
3120
2788
2526
2398
2090
1922
1764
1605
1605
1570
1456
1316
1291
1314
1252
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:08AM1.50m
2:11PM1.00m
2:09AM1.39m
3:18PM1.08m
3:09AM1.29m
4:16PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.18m
7:40PM0.42m
9:02AM0.19m
8:58PM0.45m
9:51AM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
17
15
17
17
18
19
18
18
16
16
15
18
19
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
3212
3310
3194
3130
3410
3468
3388
3313
3353
3120
2788
2526
2398
2090
1922
1764
1605
1605
1570
1456
1316
1291
1314
1252
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
15
9
8
29
26
24
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
7
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
2.1
S
10
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
4699
4392
4282
4563
843
4248
4320
4179
253
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
5
2
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
106
61
61
61
453
453
520
77
77
61
29
29
29
29
29
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
6
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
8
5
4
4
4
5
6
8
7
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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