Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 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 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
655
572
515
534
415
307
852
1018
787
1210
1026
502
522
460
365
555
522
213
217
245
356
174
277
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:45PM0.86m
1:45AM1.30m
2:54PM0.93m
2:44AM1.30m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
6:59PM0.49m
8:49AM0.31m
8:15PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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6:20
6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:06
5:06
5:05
5:04
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
14
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
7
11
14
14
14
12
12
10
10
15
17
18
17
16
15
16
14
17
18
18
19
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
383
655
572
515
534
415
307
852
1018
787
631
512
502
522
460
365
299
274
181
175
169
217
174
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
113
118
123
125
131
131
98
98
102
112
114
116
118
46
65
65
49
75
4
6
29
160
123
277
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.4
SSE
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
4
9
4
10
4
4
4
4
65
46
47
77
49
6
4
4
17
96
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
0.3
SW
2
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
0.6
S
6
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
734
1210
1026
1
555
522
213
217
245
356
24
264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
47
1
0
0
0
0
5
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
31
29
8
0
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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