Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
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)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
29
30
50
95
56
82
95
81
70
90
110
78
77
54
72
50
70
70
175
108
144
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:31AM0.82m
5:04PM1.33m
5:29AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:31PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.42m
00:00AM0.39m
11:03AM0.36m
00:38AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
12
13
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
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