Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
27
29
30
50
69
50
41
95
81
70
119
83
78
77
72
50
72
70
68
48
84
139
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:31AM0.82m
5:04PM1.33m
5:29AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:31PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.47m
10:03AM0.42m
00:00AM0.39m
11:03AM0.36m
00:38AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
18
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
12
13
15
16
16
17
15
14
14
17
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
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