Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1261
1162
777
719
458
669
547
488
457
394
353
306
287
327
283
234
204
164
136
136
111
106
106
117
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:34PM0.90m
2:44AM1.43m
3:49PM0.98m
3:50AM1.39m
4:49PM1.10m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.25m
7:57PM0.41m
9:48AM0.23m
9:21PM0.42m
10:41AM0.19m
10:33PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
6:13
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
853
805
16
16
180
8
488
457
394
353
306
287
327
283
234
204
164
136
136
111
106
106
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
25
16
4
24
4
4
8
8
8
15
7
7
7
7
7
107
2
2
5
19
10
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
13
12
11
15
11
19
11
14
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1261
1162
777
719
458
669
547
238
215
89
52
57
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
47
78
78
169
169
78
78
7
7
7
7
78
7
7
7
1
7
7
7
7
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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