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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | |
363 | 371 | 371 | 676 | 800 | 898 | 844 | 844 | 808 | 708 | 621 | 744 | 785 | 709 | 891 | 1103 | 1405 | 1372 | 2284 | 2559 | 2783 | 3168 | 2893 | 1924 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.01m | 11:08PM1.72m | 11:51AM0.97m | 00:07AM1.61m | 1:00PM0.96m | 1:08AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:20PM0.16m | 6:05AM0.11m | 5:18PM0.25m | 7:07AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | 4:57 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 363 | 371 | 371 | 318 | 260 | 255 | 214 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 211 | 207 | 168 | 137 | 175 | 186 | 534 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 2420 | 1943 | 1924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 107 | 191 | 359 | 676 | 800 | 898 | 844 | 844 | 808 | 708 | 621 | 744 | 785 | 709 | 891 | 1103 | 1405 | 1372 | 2284 | 2559 | 2783 | 3168 | 2893 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 7 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 105 | 105 | 28 | 47 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 382 | 525 | 384 | 105 | 105 | 60 | 60 |
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