Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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)
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
11
3
E
11
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
444
444
485
365
449
534
919
2858
3385
2172
3098
2833
2637
2392
2167
1886
1699
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:27PM1.71m
11:04AM1.19m
11:10PM1.55m
11:55AM1.21m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.20m
5:45AM0.08m
5:41PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
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