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Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 15 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 68 | 80 | 65 | 54 | 53 | 190 | 273 | 335 | 341 | 180 | 258 | 259 | 243 | 204 | 186 | 181 | 199 | 191 | 212 | 157 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:54AM 1.29 | 5:43PM 0.99 | 6:36AM 1.37 | 6:34PM 0.97 | 7:14AM 1.45 | 7:21PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:07PM 0.26 | 12:17PM 0.47 | 11:47PM 0.26 | 1:08PM 0.40 | 12:26AM 0.25 | 1:52PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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