Woolgoolga Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (30.11° S 153.20° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23		Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4012	3388	3353	3120	2788	2483	2213	2090	1922	1847	1689	1689	1628	1626	1532	1532	1387	1437	1438	1463	1342	1365	1346	1249
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SE	SE	SSW	SE	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide				2:09AM1.39m				3:18PM1.08m				3:09AM1.29m					4:16PM1.18m				4:05AM1.20m
Low Tide		7:40PM0.42m				9:02AM0.19m				8:58PM0.45m				9:51AM0.19m					10:11PM0.45m				10:33AM0.19m


	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	—	2	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	18	19	20	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	20
Feels °C	15	16	16	15	17	18	17	19	18	18	18	19	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	21	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	4012	3388	3353	3120	2788	2483	2213	2090	1922	1847	1689	1689	1628	1626	1532	1532	1387	1437	1438	1463	1342	1365	1346	1249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	—	—	—	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13
kJ	—	9	8	29	26	24	5	4	4	4	4	3	—	—	—	6	6	5	20	22	21	20	18	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 11	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 19	S 19
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	—	—	2	2	2	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SSE 8	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3468	318	—	341	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	526	77	6	6	29	29	29	29	6	169	77	6	6	0	0	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	6
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Rating (10 max)		4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	7

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