Woolgoolga surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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Woolgoolga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolgoolga sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 (May 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. 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 2.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 12) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (May 08) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Tue 5th May)6.5ft (2.0m) 11s
Best Surf10AM (Fri 8th May)6.5ft (2.0m) 9s
Most Powerful 7AM (Tue 12th May)7ft (2.2m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
4
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
9
2
S
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
0.9
E
12
1.5
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
841
862
639
541
452
386
273
257
173
642
671
1003
846
575
520
338
312
774
244
360
394
Wind (km/h)
0
W
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
0
NW
10
ENE
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM0.96m
10:23PM1.46m
10:44AM0.91m
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:45PM0.86m
1:45AM1.30m
2:54PM0.93m
2:44AM1.30m
3:53PM1.04m
3:40AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.28m
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
6:59PM0.49m
8:49AM0.31m
8:15PM0.50m
9:39AM0.24m
9:29PM0.46m
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:18
6:18
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
5:04
2
5
1
5
1
9
Temp °C
22
21
19
20
21
18
24
25
16
16
16
14
18
18
16
20
19
18
20
20
19
21
19
19
19
21
18
20
22
9
12
13
11
15
16
14
18
17
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
841
862
639
541
452
386
273
257
173
318
671
1003
846
575
520
338
312
307
172
336
247
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
2
4
5
24
2
7
5
4
3
116
123
125
108
110
68
240
225
214
244
24
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.8
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.5
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
20
0.9
SSE
17
Energy kJ
6
5
3
5
27
16
3
3
6
3
246
4
4
4
46
4
4
4
3
33
394
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
NW
3
1.3
S
5
2
S
9
1.9
S
10
1
S
6
1.5
SSE
9
0.9
S
5
Energy kJ
16
35
18
2
92
642
774
68
360
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
77
6
0
71
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
0
6
0
0
19
0
6
77
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
2
4
4
4
7
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
5
8
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Information about the Woolgoolga Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Woolgoolga provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Woolgoolga can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Woolgoolga surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Woolgoolga) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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