Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
153
153
122
117
113
84
84
84
64
63
143
215
193
780
780
416
732
1271
1032
653
469
337
265
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
0
ESE
10
W
10
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
0
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:30AM0.92m
3:44PM1.27m
3:40AM0.86m
4:41PM1.31m
4:50AM0.85m
5:32PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.34m
10:29PM0.52m
9:33AM0.36m
11:34PM0.46m
10:31AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
12
14
15
15
17
14
12
9
7
7
8
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
14
14
14
12
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