Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
146
121
117
97
77
76
60
61
47
66
52
46
38
33
30
30
58
35
36
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM1.23m
1:46AM0.84m
2:58PM1.23m
3:12AM0.80m
4:07PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.55m
7:39AM0.41m
10:01PM0.53m
8:51AM0.44m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
17
20
19
17
17
16
15
14
16
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
14
14
12
12
11
11
14
17
15
14
16
15
14
12
15
20
17
16
15
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