Woolgoolga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. This is Rusty, and I'm looking at what we've got on the menu for Woolgoolga. It's a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest, so let's take it day by day.

First up, we’ve got a solid pulse of energy rolling in on Friday the 11th. The morning is looking punchy, with an 8ft southeast-southeast swell – that's a proper size, more for the experienced crew, as it's pushing into that advanced territory. The combined energy is a hefty 1696, so there's some serious grunt behind it. The wind is a cross-off from the south-southwest, which is a good sign, keeping things clean. Woolgoolga is a beach and reef setup, so this long-period groundswell (10 seconds) should offer up some solid, well-shaped waves, but it'll be a bit of a handful for the average punter. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Then things get a bit dicey. Friday afternoon and all of Saturday look messy, with the wind shifting and the swell dropping off fast. Sunday the 13th is where your eyes should be glued. Morning glass-off conditions with a light easterly breeze – that's a winner. The swell is only 2ft, not huge, but with that glassy surface, the quality will be miles better than the junk we've been seeing. The combined energy is a modest 205, so it's not a power session, but for a clean, fun wave, this is the standout. The "Slight air" wind description backs up just how still it's going to be.

After that little window, it's a long, dry spell. From Monday the 14th right through to the end of the month, it's a whole lot of nothing. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-on, tearing up whatever small, weak swell is trying to push in. There's a brief moment on Thursday the 17th morning with a clean 4ft swell and a light cross-off breeze, but it's a very short-lived window of "good" conditions. The rest of the time, the scores are poor, and the combined energy is often in the low two-digit or three-digit weak range right up to the 26th.

So, the long and short of it: grab the glassy Sunday the 13th morning for a few clean ones, and if you're a charger, the Friday the 11th morning has the size but it's a handful. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off, really. A long gap of poor conditions from the 14th onwards.

Rusty.

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