Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
1.5
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
248
140
90
263
164
106
332
144
90
92
222
607
853
1021
1073
1242
1022
1133
1184
1156
1151
1200
1955
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:51AM1.03m
10:54PM1.49m
11:37AM1.06m
11:33PM1.42m
12:27PM1.10m
00:17AM1.34m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.17m
4:24PM0.30m
5:38AM0.17m
5:10PM0.36m
6:16AM0.16m
6:04PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
15
15
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
13
14
12
12
10
10
9
10
10
11
9
10
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
38
140
140
90
263
164
106
154
144
90
92
20
28
29
23
32
40
37
37
35
35
30
28
1224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.1
E
11
0.3
E
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
20
0.3
ESE
13
Energy kJ
15
29
30
31
29
19
28
31
20
19
20
31
9
5
20
2
41
51
10
8
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
10
58
52
49
47
28
41
21
20
19
19
8
3
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
1.5
S
8
0.5
S
6
1.3
S
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
S
5
1
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
86
248
15
332
1
15
46
222
607
853
1021
1073
1242
1022
1133
1184
1156
1151
1200
1955
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
3
4
1
2
5
4
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
5
Distance (km)
5
1
7
7
1
1
1
1
7
7
105
105
219
219
105
60
219
78
599
561
78
47
7
28
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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