Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
1.3
NNE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
NE
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
0.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)9510109998108866789913131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)889210072654543411922218206233364586658242132613871387126110411107
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.54
7:35AM
1.44
8:05PM
1.66
8:20AM
1.37
8:48PM
1.73
9:06AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
0.07
1:44PM
-0.05
2:25AM
0.02
2:21PM
-0.04
3:16AM
0.01
3:01PM
0.00
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222018191925272522211918182022212019171616202120
Feels °C (?)222117161623232223211613141718171615141313171716
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