Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
437
423
414
272
373
266
241
220
192
183
179
176
172
123
120
105
131
105
133
187
207
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
W
5
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
1:12PM1.28m
1:48AM0.81m
2:16PM1.24m
3:13AM0.81m
3:25PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.41m
8:14PM0.45m
7:09AM0.48m
9:28PM0.45m
8:25AM0.52m
10:33PM0.40m
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light rain
clear
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clear
part cloud
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light rain
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light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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6:05
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6:57
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6:58
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 mm
1
1
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1
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1
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1
2
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2
6
3
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
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