Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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*:
Beach2fairly consistent
21.0°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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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 07:38 Local Time
Saturday 20
7AM10AM1PM4PM
Wave (m)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period (s) 11 11 11 11
Wind (km/h)
10
10
0
0
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Tides at Woolgoolga Back Beach

Current tide and informaton
For Emerald Beach, 7 km from Woolgoolga Back Beach.
Next High Water: 12:33pm | 1.08m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 06:06pm | 0.33m
IS AT (local time)

Woolgoolga Back Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.
Current Temp*: 21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Woolgoolga Back Beach

Surf stats for Woolgoolga Back Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Woolgoolga Back Beach

Wind stats for Woolgoolga Back Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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