Woolgoolga Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.11° S 153.20° E

Woolgoolga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
117
100
100
67
61
203
302
191
226
283
399
337
505
526
459
190
176
155
148
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:51PM1.83m
8:19AM1.21m
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.02m
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
18
15
13
12
12
16
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
17
13
12
10
9
9
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
13
13
14
14
13
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