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Woolgoolga Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga today?
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
1073 | 1094 | 1039 | 963 | 917 | 838 | 838 | 705 | 870 | 828 | 826 | 792 | 813 | 813 | 830 | 761 | 668 | 535 | 474 | 417 | 376 | 645 | 688 | 841 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.14m | 9:20PM1.85m | 9:50AM1.07m | 10:13PM1.80m | 10:48AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM-0.01m | 2:39PM0.03m | 4:07AM0.01m | 3:28PM0.08m | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 718 | 702 | 707 | 656 | 664 | 593 | 601 | — | — | 828 | 826 | 792 | 813 | 813 | 830 | 761 | 668 | 535 | 474 | 417 | 363 | 314 | 266 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1073 | 1094 | 1039 | 963 | 917 | 838 | 838 | 705 | 870 | 527 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 67 | 134 | 376 | 645 | 688 | 841 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 1 | 276 | 291 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 106 | 47 | 47 |
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