Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
94
90
61
131
299
159
226
298
368
355
343
538
407
190
176
142
212
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:51PM1.83m
8:19AM1.21m
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.02m
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
13
12
12
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
10
9
9
13
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
13
14
14
15
15
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