Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.9°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
168
233
145
172
193
226
455
311
257
232
242
500
546
419
352
327
245
240
235
281
346
125
122
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28AM1.11m
7:40PM1.60m
8:03AM1.20m
8:13PM1.60m
8:38AM1.27m
8:46PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.15m
1:12PM0.16m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.13m
2:41AM0.05m
2:30PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
17
16
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
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