Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
140
197
183
146
365
312
280
155
111
199
186
181
146
139
117
97
77
77
61
43
27
66
60
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:53PM1.08m
12:49PM1.27m
00:41AM0.94m
1:49PM1.23m
1:46AM0.84m
2:58PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.26m
7:10PM0.50m
6:44AM0.35m
8:31PM0.55m
7:39AM0.41m
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
13
17
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
14
15
14
15
17
16
14
13
14
15
16
14
13
13
13
11
11
14
17
14
14
14
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