Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
641
553
286
414
226
226
271
172
190
181
150
134
111
111
96
75
73
114
83
71
130
95
93
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:14AM1.34m
9:20PM1.51m
9:52AM1.39m
9:57PM1.41m
10:33AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.03m
3:10PM0.14m
3:41AM0.03m
3:54PM0.17m
4:14AM0.06m
4:42PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
16
14
14
15
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