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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.8° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SSE
2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
2.2
S
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)101115141414131312121212121210121210999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)248258314305293671784126639237342152214359527411064978612538405421359244283
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
1.28
2:15PM
1.13
3:27AM
1.34
3:29PM
1.01
4:39AM
1.42
4:53PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.15
8:26AM
0.43
8:36PM
0.19
9:55AM
0.44
9:39PM
0.23
11:27AM
0.39
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:47-------7:47
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423222426252524242221222425242221201920232324
Feels °C (?)262524242526242424232019202323222121201921242324
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