Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga surf forecast from 29 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 1 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 3 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NNE swell with 600 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 31 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s 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 Saturday (Oct 31) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. 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 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 03) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 04) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 1st Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 3rd Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 181 | 158 | 104 | 117 | 46 | 35 | 167 | 112 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 30 | 116 | 236 | 57 | 72 | 107 | 118 | 149 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.68m | 00:22AM0.97m | 12:47PM1.60m | 1:34AM0.92m | 1:55PM1.51m | 2:55AM0.92m | 3:06PM1.45m | 4:13AM1.00m | 4:14PM1.40m | 5:17AM1.12m | 5:14PM1.36m | 6:08AM1.25m | 6:07PM1.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.15m | 5:55AM0.24m | 7:48PM0.20m | 7:00AM0.33m | 9:01PM0.22m | 8:19AM0.40m | 10:09PM0.20m | 9:45AM0.41m | 11:05PM0.17m | 11:02AM0.38m | 11:51PM0.13m | 12:07PM0.33m | 00:30AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 201 | 161 | 158 | 72 | 117 | 45 | 12 | 20 | 112 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 236 | 42 | 72 | 107 | 118 | 149 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 284 | 181 | 76 | 104 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 35 | 24 | 4 | — | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 5 | SSE 13 | — | — | SSE 10 | NNE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 12 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | N 3 | S 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 63 | 5 | 35 | 167 | — | 9 | 11 | — | 1 | 116 | — | 80 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 47 | 0 | 291 | 615 | 8 | 5 | 149 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 561 | 1 | 71 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 |
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