Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.8° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)13141414141414141414141313121211111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6738201030114712971334135211911042905725600498444415319337319302285269205163153
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:29------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120181616161819191817161515192021201818161621
Feels °C (?)181920171413131515151515141313181819191717151418
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