Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (22 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
1217
1441
1547
2018
2577
3135
3739
3798
5035
4853
4341
3926
4185
4441
3388
3781
2802
2538
2968
2213
1992
1950
1950
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
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
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:07AM1.61m
1:00PM0.96m
1:08AM1.50m
2:11PM1.00m
2:09AM1.39m
3:18PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.25m
7:07AM0.15m
6:25PM0.35m
8:07AM0.18m
7:40PM0.42m
9:02AM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
14
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
177
183
179
139
51
34
3394
3271
3201
2992
2924
3238
3388
2919
2802
2538
2495
2213
1992
1950
1950
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
90
47
9
8
28
26
24
21
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
3.5
ESE
12
Energy kJ
850
1217
1441
1547
2018
2577
3135
3739
3798
5035
4853
4341
3926
4185
4441
3781
343
341
2968
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
8
3
4
7
5
7
8
4
2
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
47
61
61
61
61
381
381
415
553
382
106
106
6
6
437
453
222
77
61
6
6
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
4
7
4
6
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
8
5
5
7
6
7
8
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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