Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
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)
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
37
85
71
58
47
33
29
29
31
68
35
26
32
28
29
32
49
69
104
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:58PM1.23m
3:12AM0.80m
4:07PM1.26m
4:31AM0.82m
5:04PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.53m
8:51AM0.44m
11:11PM0.47m
10:03AM0.42m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
13
15
16
15
16
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