Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 27 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (27 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1448
1448
1299
1299
1160
1141
1013
997
865
821
778
750
658
651
730
639
633
524
443
384
432
434
426
434
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
4:56AM1.13m
5:46PM1.38m
5:44AM1.09m
6:24PM1.45m
6:28AM1.05m
6:59PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.41m
11:10AM0.19m
00:07AM0.36m
11:45AM0.19m
00:52AM0.31m
12:19PM0.19m
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rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
7
13
9
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
15
17
20
20
19
18
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
18
15
17
15
14
16
19
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1448
1448
1299
1299
1160
1141
1013
997
865
821
778
750
658
651
730
639
633
524
443
384
432
434
426
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
25
24
22
21
9
9
9
8
8
8
2
8
7
6
6
8
15
7
7
7
26
30
36
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
21
20
19
18
6
11
28
28
27
12
22
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
4
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.7
N
5
Energy kJ
1
123
107
4
57
33
1
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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