Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
300
576
456
456
416
408
437
423
414
272
272
266
272
246
216
183
179
179
176
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:40AM0.85m
1:12PM1.28m
1:48AM0.81m
2:16PM1.24m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.40m
6:11AM0.41m
8:14PM0.45m
7:09AM0.48m
9:28PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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6:57
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6:57
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6:58
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 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
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