Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
22.4° 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 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (27 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1160
1141
1013
997
865
821
778
750
730
651
649
564
633
530
450
384
432
434
432
424
362
320
273
230
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
SW
10
S
5
S
10
S
15
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
0
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:46PM1.38m
5:44AM1.09m
6:24PM1.45m
6:28AM1.05m
6:59PM1.51m
7:09AM1.03m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.36m
11:45AM0.19m
00:52AM0.31m
12:19PM0.19m
1:34AM0.26m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:54
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
17
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
18
18
18
19
20
19
17
16
16
15
14
17
21
19
18
17
18
17
16
20
23
23
21
21
19
19
18
21
21
18
15
14
15
14
12
16
21
20
17
16
17
15
13
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1160
1141
1013
997
865
821
778
750
730
651
649
564
633
530
450
384
432
434
432
424
362
320
273
230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.9
NNE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
NNE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
8
8
2
8
7
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
26
62
6
6
11
57
3
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
20
20
18
6
11
28
28
27
45
42
5
4
36
19
12
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
1.3
NNE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.5
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
131
1
2
2
5
4
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
46
46
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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