Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
61
61
37
85
73
46
32
33
29
30
32
61
36
26
35
28
29
32
29
63
52
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58PM1.23m
3:12AM0.80m
4:07PM1.26m
4:31AM0.82m
5:04PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.41m
10:01PM0.53m
8:51AM0.44m
11:11PM0.47m
10:03AM0.42m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
17
20
18
18
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
19
17
17
Feels °C
11
14
16
14
15
14
13
12
13
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
14
16
15
17
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