Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
923
883
810
736
694
640
585
483
470
470
440
400
400
398
302
353
375
986
940
1115
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42PM1.82m
10:15AM1.17m
10:27PM1.71m
11:04AM1.19m
Low Tide
4:23AM-0.02m
3:56PM0.11m
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.20m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
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