Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, SE swell with 1,153 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woolgoolga in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here, checking out the next 16 days for Woolgoolga. It’s a bit up and down, but there are a few sessions worth getting wet for.
Nothing much happening right now. The first real standout is Saturday, July 11th. Woolgoolga (beach and reef) is seeing a 4ft swell from the southeast, and the wind is glassy out of the northwest at just 3 mph. That’s about as clean as it gets. The combined energy is solid at 483, so there’s a good bit of push. This is a morning mission for the advanced crew, and it’s the best on offer early on. The water temp is about average for the time of year.
Sunday morning, July 12th, is still clean with a cross-off breeze, but the swell drops to 3ft, so it’s smaller. Monday, July 13th, is tiny and weak, only 2ft with a combined energy of 63 – not worth it.
Then we hit a big gap. From Tuesday, July 14th, through the end of the first week, the surf is mostly poor. There’s a spike in size on Wednesday, July 15th, with 5ft to 7ft from the south, but the period is only 7 seconds, and the wind is howling at 18-22 mph. The wave quality is poor, so it’s more of a kite-surfing day. The combined energy gets to 430, but it’s messy.
By Friday, July 17th, the swell builds to 8ft from the southeast with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy hits 1183 – that’s a lot of power. But the wind is still strong, and the conditions are marginal. This is only for experts.
The next good window opens on Sunday, July 19th, in the afternoon. The swell is 5ft from the east-southeast, the wind is light and cross-off at 6 mph, and the combined energy is 385. The conditions are clean. Monday, July 20th, morning is also good, with 5ft from the east, a light cross-off breeze, and clean conditions. The combined energy is 425. These two days are the second standout period.
After that, we get a few more clean mornings, like Tuesday, July 21st, and Wednesday, July 22nd, with 5ft to 4ft swell and cross-off winds, but the energy drops off. By the end of the second week, from July 24th onwards, the surf gets small and weak again, with combined energy under 200.
So, the best bets are the glassy morning of Saturday, July 11th, and the clean afternoon of Sunday, July 19th, through Monday morning, July 20th. The long-range stuff is promising but less certain. Keep an eye on the wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 257 | 563 | 320 | 200 | 157 | 79 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 245 | 426 | 666 | 214 | 573 | 604 | 579 | 1153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.02m | 5:26PM1.62m | 5:46AM1.02m | 6:22PM1.74m | 6:48AM1.05m | 7:16PM1.84m | 7:44AM1.08m | 8:07PM1.89m | 8:36AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.89m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.15m | 00:13AM0.20m | 11:34AM0.11m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.06m | 2:04AM0.01m | 1:24PM0.03m | 2:53AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:40AM-0.04m | 3:06PM0.04m | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 8 | N 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 530 | 257 | 563 | 320 | 200 | 157 | 79 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 183 | 2 | 35 | 127 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | E 10 | S 4 | E 10 | E 9 | — | SSE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 220 | 158 | 86 | 57 | 40 | — | 22 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 132 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | N 4 | — | S 4 | E 10 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 426 | 666 | 214 | 573 | 604 | 579 | 1153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 61 | 152 | 106 | 142 | 47 | 178 | 384 | 349 | 220 | 174 | 174 | 174 |
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