Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.9°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
151
115
115
111
117
99
94
73
78
112
131
145
167
259
174
222
184
197
188
175
475
372
328
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:52AM1.03m
7:06PM1.56m
7:28AM1.11m
7:40PM1.60m
8:03AM1.20m
8:13PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.22m
12:33PM0.22m
1:42AM0.15m
1:12PM0.16m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.13m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
18
20
18
18
17
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
18
19
20
17
17
15
11
11
12
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
18
15
16
16
17
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