Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
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)
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.6
E
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
56
49
47
46
46
45
24
20
19
19
29
33
38
52
53
54
54
54
63
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
0
NE
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NNW
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM1.13m
1:47PM1.33m
1:49AM1.01m
2:58PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.42m
6:59AM0.20m
8:13PM0.44m
7:58AM0.24m
9:44PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
15
17
13
10
9
9
11
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
16
14
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