Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 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 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
2
2
2
0
2
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
271
260
216
210
173
354
411
366
572
655
408
553
339
334
314
939
705
575
451
522
1277
1049
442
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
0
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:45PM0.86m
1:45AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
6:59PM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
Temp °C
17
21
24
22
19
15
13
11
11
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
17
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
22
19
15
7
6
5
7
11
13
13
14
12
12
11
11
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
325
271
260
216
210
173
173
140
366
572
655
408
553
339
334
314
939
705
575
451
522
575
540
442
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
12
10
9
8
3
3
3
3
140
116
121
257
128
128
125
195
100
106
114
114
116
46
46
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
11
6
3
3
3
125
3
4
4
96
4
4
4
71
4
65
65
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SSW
2
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
0.2
WSW
4
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
2
2
91
354
411
2
1277
1049
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
0
47
6
6
0
0
71
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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