Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.4
ENE
6
2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
95
81
70
119
83
78
56
78
99
72
70
68
67
141
311
261
117
96
99
97
117
127
96
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
10
N
15
NW
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
25
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
cross
High Tide
5:29AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:31PM1.49m
6:52AM1.03m
7:06PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.39m
11:03AM0.36m
00:38AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
1:11AM0.22m
12:33PM0.22m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
19
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
14
18
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
19
20
18
15
15
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