Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Coast – New South Wales, Australia)

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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Guide

Woolgoolga Back Beach in North Coast - New South Wales is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Woolgoolga Back Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	23.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Woolgoolga Back Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Woolgoolga Back Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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Interactive Woolgoolga Back Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:04 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	11	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Woolgoolga Back Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Emerald Beach, 7 km from Woolgoolga Back Beach.

Next High Water: 10:44am | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 05:09am | 0.31m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Woolgoolga Back Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (23.6 °C) at Woolgoolga Back Beach is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite