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Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.8° C
 (Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.1
NE
1.5
ENE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888877777776777777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9696118120155124186209189121134196186371223368332332252294352254252256
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
0
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
10
WNW
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on		crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.39
7:02PM
0.89
7:33AM
1.47
7:48PM
0.93
8:12AM
1.55
8:29PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.38
12:41AM
0.29
2:19PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.24
2:56PM
0.24
2:07AM
0.19
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----132----2122-11115841
Temp. °C232525242322222222272825242424232323242525242323
Feels °C (?)252524232526232323272624272627272524252828272626
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