Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.4° 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: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
295
291
284
277
235
241
247
291
331
291
291
247
280
359
555
842
718
771
740
682
682
830
668
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:56AM1.24m
7:27PM1.50m
7:34AM1.19m
7:59PM1.55m
8:10AM1.13m
8:33PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.11m
1:46AM0.20m
1:30PM0.12m
2:25AM0.19m
2:00PM0.15m
3:04AM0.19m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
6
5
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
17
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.1
S
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
2.1
E
9
0.2
S
8
2.1
E
9
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
Energy kJ
334
295
1
284
277
235
241
247
291
331
291
291
247
280
6
5
686
5
771
740
682
682
612
668
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
N
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
23
24
20
18
16
10
8
8
7
6
6
3
5
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
8
7
25
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
6
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
291
359
555
842
718
830
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
7
47
78
169
7
7
7
1
1
7
19
7
7
46
46
46
46
46
169
46
7
46
46
28
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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