Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 30 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
162
197
197
162
166
166
162
123
112
116
109
109
228
107
227
226
283
143
117
86
73
71
52
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
E
5
E
5
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:09AM1.03m
7:35PM1.55m
7:50AM1.01m
8:11PM1.57m
8:29AM0.99m
8:48PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.20m
2:13AM0.23m
1:30PM0.21m
2:52AM0.22m
2:06PM0.22m
3:31AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
15
18
20
19
17
15
13
13
14
17
20
20
17
15
14
13
12
15
17
16
15
13
12
11
13
17
19
18
16
12
11
11
12
15
18
18
14
11
11
10
9
12
15
14
13
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
190
162
197
197
162
166
166
162
123
112
116
109
109
130
107
36
86
140
143
117
86
73
71
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
194
153
153
118
116
116
116
89
89
87
85
83
60
60
60
48
60
60
60
57
39
36
36
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
4
1
3
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
60
25
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
0.3
WSW
3
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
Energy kJ
228
2
227
226
283
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
28
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
46
0
0
0
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
6
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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