Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
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2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
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)
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
526
1183
1920
2247
1961
1875
1690
3025
2567
1186
1080
908
766
604
528
397
349
300
136
133
123
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
45
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM1.38m
11:15PM0.99m
11:58AM1.31m
00:04AM0.88m
12:56PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.22m
5:36PM0.38m
5:08AM0.31m
6:35PM0.46m
5:50AM0.39m
7:52PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
5
5
6
6
8
9
10
12
11
12
12
12
13
16
14
15
15
14
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