Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 30 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (31 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
166
166
158
151
144
116
230
137
112
109
251
215
236
140
117
94
73
58
55
39
39
39
38
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
E
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:35PM1.55m
7:50AM1.01m
8:11PM1.57m
8:29AM0.99m
8:48PM1.56m
9:08AM0.97m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.23m
1:30PM0.21m
2:52AM0.22m
2:06PM0.22m
3:31AM0.22m
2:43PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:53
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
14
18
20
19
16
14
14
12
12
15
17
16
15
13
12
11
10
15
20
20
15
13
12
11
12
16
17
16
13
11
11
9
9
11
15
13
13
10
9
8
6
11
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
162
166
166
158
151
144
116
109
137
112
109
131
99
109
140
117
94
73
58
55
35
39
39
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
116
116
89
89
89
89
85
61
60
61
61
60
60
61
61
41
39
39
38
38
39
22
12
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
3
6
6
5
5
5
2
17
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.2
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
1.3
S
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
230
1
1
251
215
236
1
2
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
1
0
0
0
0
5
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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