Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NNE swell with 392 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Woolgoolga this week:
The surf forecast for Woolgoolga over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woolgoolga in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty, and here’s the outlook for Woolgoolga in the old measurements.
Alright, the next couple of weeks are a mixed bag, with a lot of quiet, average surf. There’s a long gap of nothing much at the start. The first real opportunity doesn’t come until Wednesday the 9th, and the standouts are later. Let me walk you through it.
The first week, from Tuesday the 1st to Tuesday the 8th of September, it’s mostly poor. Tiny, weak, and messy. The water temp is around 20°, about average for this time. Tuesday morning has clear skies, a light northerly, swell at 2ft from the SSE, period 10 seconds, combined energy moderate at 207, but it’s marginal. Wednesday morning the 2nd is a bit cleaner with a 2ft SSE swell, period 11 seconds, cross-offshore wind, but energy drops to 112. Thursday the 3rd is tiny at 1ft. The weekend is a total write-off – 2ft to 3ft junk. Monday the 7th has some energy (161) but the wind is cross-onshore. Tuesday the 8th sees the swell hit 7ft from the NNE, but it’s lumpy with short period, so no.
On Wednesday the 9th, we finally get a morning worth it. The swell is 4ft from the S (period 7 seconds) with a cross-offshore wind from the WNW, combined energy 283 (moderate). It’s clean, and the forecast says good. This is for advanced crew at Woolgoolga, a beach and reef. The direction isn’t perfect for the optimum ESE, but the conditions make it work. The afternoon turns bad with a fresh southerly, so get out early.
Now the big standouts are on the 10th and 11th, but only for experts. Thursday the 10th morning has a swell of 12ft from the S, period 11 seconds, strong cross-offshore wind, and energy massive at 4513. It’s flagged as too big for the break. The afternoon is still 7ft with 1165 energy. Then Friday the 11th is even bigger – 18ft from the S, period a very long 15 seconds, energy 21101. The wind is cross-off, clean, but it’s huge. Even the afternoon is 12ft.
Saturday the 12th drops to 8ft from the S, period 10 seconds, energy 1814, with a moderate cross-offshore wind. Marginal. The rest of the second week fades. Sunday the 13th has 5ft from the SE with cross-onshore wind. Monday and Tuesday are smaller, around 3ft to 4ft, poor conditions. Wednesday the 16th is 3ft from the ESE, short period.
If I had to call the best, it’s Wednesday the 9th morning. That 4ft clean southerly swell with cross-offshore wind is the best shot for the advanced surfer. The huge swells on the 10th and 11th are for the brave and big wave experts only.
Signing off, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 8 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 12 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 152 | 93 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 106 | 35 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 119 | 60 | 52 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.41m | 10:38PM1.28m | 11:20AM1.42m | 11:26PM1.14m | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:26AM1.00m | 1:24PM1.40m | 1:46AM0.90m | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:18AM0.88m | 3:58PM1.49m | 4:39AM0.93m | 5:03PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.23m | 4:50AM0.11m | 5:38PM0.30m | 5:33AM0.18m | 6:47PM0.37m | 6:26AM0.26m | 8:15PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 9:47PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.33m | 11:01PM0.26m | 10:16AM0.28m | 11:57PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 81 | 152 | 93 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 43 | 46 | 106 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 119 | 60 | 39 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 11 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 60 | 52 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 11 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 76 | 51 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NNW 3 | — | NE 4 | NW 2 | N 3 | WNW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 3 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 29 | 219 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 0 |
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