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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.8° C
 (Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
NE
2.2
NNE
1.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888888776666677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7272729696969611558163181154195202149277360444331147151178178178
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
5
SSW
0
NNW
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
40
NE
25
NNE
10
N
5
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.87
6:50AM
1.39
7:02PM
0.89
7:33AM
1.47
7:48PM
0.93
8:12AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.33
1:39PM
0.38
12:41AM
0.29
2:19PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.24
2:56PM
0.24
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------123----35111-221
Temp. °C232222222325252523222121222828262523222122242425
Feels °C (?)232324252525242425242021232825252826232223262527
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