Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 7AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1169
1046
932
841
757
764
750
736
646
615
622
524
530
520
458
452
386
379
327
320
262
251
211
210
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
W
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
10:02AM0.96m
10:23PM1.46m
10:44AM0.91m
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.26m
3:39PM0.28m
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:08
5:07
5:07
2
3
4
6
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
17
16
16
22
25
25
20
15
19
18
19
23
21
20
19
19
18
16
17
18
19
21
20
19
16
15
15
19
21
21
16
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
1169
1046
932
841
757
764
750
736
646
615
622
524
530
520
458
452
386
379
327
320
262
251
211
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
5
7
6
24
30
27
26
21
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
52
11
2
16
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
11
17
24
13
14
1
2
2
9
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
19
47
29
0
0
6
8
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
61
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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