Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.9°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
56
54
78
72
70
68
59
83
269
138
113
91
77
72
77
77
77
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:31PM1.49m
6:52AM1.03m
7:06PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
1:11AM0.22m
12:33PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
19
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
21
20
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
16
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
15
16
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