Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
914
802
808
643
563
494
426
417
349
340
340
287
293
244
241
234
230
230
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:39AM1.19m
1:44PM1.22m
1:29AM1.04m
2:44PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.43m
7:04AM0.22m
7:50PM0.51m
7:47AM0.28m
9:09PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
17
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
17
17
17
15
14
15
17
16
15
16
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