Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
75
57
58
59
56
65
164
147
156
156
117
106
102
68
61
78
94
207
196
240
215
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
5
SW
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:42AM1.06m
7:04PM1.80m
7:32AM1.14m
7:51PM1.83m
8:19AM1.21m
8:34PM1.80m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.09m
1:48AM0.01m
1:15PM0.03m
2:30AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
19
20
20
18
15
14
13
13
17
19
19
17
15
14
13
12
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
16
16
18
16
12
11
10
10
15
16
15
16
13
11
10
9
14
13
13
12
11
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