Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.4° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
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)
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
186
230
245
268
251
218
128
153
115
190
259
261
262
273
261
268
257
257
240
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:55PM1.58m
10:29AM1.34m
10:34PM1.42m
11:12AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.02m
4:25PM0.20m
4:53AM0.10m
5:13PM0.30m
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
17
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
11
12
10
9
9
11
12
14
13
11
13
11
13
14
13
14
14
14
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