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 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)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 Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.9
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
150
117
112
84
84
84
64
63
152
228
204
294
783
460
721
1106
904
643
454
325
260
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
0
SE
10
W
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
0
SE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM1.27m
3:40AM0.86m
4:41PM1.31m
4:50AM0.85m
5:32PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.34m
10:29PM0.52m
9:33AM0.36m
11:34PM0.46m
10:31AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
12
13
14
15
14
13
11
11
10
12
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
15
15
15
17
14
12
9
7
7
8
11
10
9
8
8
7
9
14
13
14
12
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