Woolgoolga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Woolgoolga.

It’s been a bit quiet to start. The first decent enough wave we get is Monday morning, 27 July, with a small 3ft SSE swell but it’s glassy. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing wild. The energy is weak (185). Honestly, it’s only just surfable, nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday morning, 28 July, drops a little more to 3ft SSE with glassy conditions again, but the energy is very weak (81). Still just a wave to wet your lid.

The first real standout kicks off on Friday morning, 31 July. That’s where we see a solid 6ft SSE swell, with a clean cross-off breeze from the south. The combined energy jumps right up to (1381), so there’s some proper push in the water. It’s a bit meaty for beginners, and the period is 12 seconds, which is a nice groundswell with some decent shape. This one is for the experienced crew. The swell direction is SSE, right on the money for the optimum ESE direction—close enough, and it’s working well.

Saturday morning, 1 August, holds in with a 6ft S swell at 10 seconds, and a cross-off breeze keeps it clean. The energy is still strong (897). It’s a step down in quality from Friday, but still a very good option for the weekend.

Then we get a real treat on Sunday morning, 2 August. Glassy conditions, dead calm, with a 4ft SE swell. The energy is moderate (231) but the period is 10 seconds, so it’ll have some shape. That glassy wind is a major positive—clean as a whistle. This is a great morning for a long board or a fish.

Now, jumping ahead to the second week. Thursday morning, 6 August, has a 6ft S swell with a cross-off breeze and clean surf. Strong energy (921). A good, solid day.

The real standout of the whole run, though, is Friday morning, 7 August. Glassy conditions, 6ft SSE swell at 10 seconds. The energy is pumping (1273). The swell direction is a beauty, period is solid, and the wind is glass. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. It’s the pick of the trip.

Saturday morning, 8 August, is also looking tasty with a 6ft SE swell at 11 seconds, and glassy conditions from the WNW. The energy is strong (851). Long period swell like this, 11 seconds, will be better on the reef and point sections at Woolgoolga, and it’ll produce some clean, lined-up waves. But watch out: Saturday afternoon the swell is forecast to jump to 10ft SSE, which is too big for this break. That’s for experts only, if any.

The run of quality ends after that. The rest of the window is a mix of small, choppy, or poor conditions. No more real standouts.

So, the best windows are Friday morning 31 July, Sunday morning 2 August, and Friday morning 7 August. That last one, 7 August, is the closest to perfect we’ll see.

Rusty out.

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