Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
337
355
315
561
469
199
188
148
136
104
127
156
112
137
181
191
253
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.71m
9:46AM1.32m
9:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
3:45AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
11
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