Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Issued: 10 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is

22.2°C

Woolgoolga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (16 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 15		Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	S 6	SSE 7	E 10	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	99	82	79	79	50	49	81	139	69	286	253	227	162	82	92	80	46	47	46	49
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide			1:19AM0.85m				1:27PM1.31m					2:27AM0.87m				2:21PM1.26m				3:36AM0.93m
Low Tide	7:35PM0.35m				6:36AM0.46m					8:31PM0.35m			7:40AM0.51m					9:24PM0.32m


	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	7:22
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	7	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	20	20	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	16	17	20	21	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	23	23	20	18	18	20	20	18	18	16	15	14	14	17	19	19	18	19	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	SSE 6	E 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6
kJ	99	82	48	79	50	49	48	110	69	68	68	162	128	24	46	45	45	47	46	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 11	E 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	E 10	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 10	SSE 10	S 6	E 10	S 8	S 8
kJ	54	79	79	30	16	15	14	69	4	2	4	68	47	47	4	30	19	46	36	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 18	NE 11	NNE 6	NE 11	NE 11	S 17	S 17	S 15	NE 10	NNE 6	NE 10	SSE 9	S 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	4	4	4	4	28	39	46	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	9	27	42	81	139	206	286	253	227	162	82	92	80	46	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	6	8	77	71	47	6	6	6	6	29	77	106	6	6	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	1	1	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	8	5

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