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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
1752 | 1488 | 1396 | 920 | 478 | 426 | 1080 | 1128 | 1332 | 1104 | 948 | 710 | 398 | 444 | 560 | 488 | 468 | 412 | 376 | 344 | 298 | 246 | 215 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:10PM0.89m | 1:32AM1.48m | 2:34PM0.90m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:49PM0.98m | 3:50AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.24m | 6:34PM0.36m | 8:41AM0.25m | 7:57PM0.41m | 9:48AM0.23m | 9:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 1745 | 283 | 407 | 443 | 478 | 426 | 88 | 25 | 887 | 816 | 760 | 45 | 190 | 194 | 8 | 488 | 468 | 8 | 15 | 344 | 298 | 246 | 215 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 16 | — | 24 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1752 | 1488 | 1396 | 920 | 415 | 352 | 1080 | 1128 | 1332 | 1104 | 948 | 710 | 398 | 444 | 560 | — | — | 412 | 376 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 78 | 384 | 78 | 173 | 78 | 47 | 78 | 47 | 47 | 78 | 105 | 169 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 19 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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