Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)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 Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
E
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
102
96
90
81
56
49
47
46
45
44
24
20
19
23
27
38
38
52
71
72
67
63
61
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
11:46PM1.26m
12:44PM1.29m
00:40AM1.13m
1:47PM1.33m
1:49AM1.01m
2:58PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.15m
6:52PM0.42m
6:59AM0.20m
8:13PM0.44m
7:58AM0.24m
9:44PM0.40m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
16
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
11
15
14
15
17
15
11
10
9
9
12
15
15
13
12
12
10
15
14
15
15
14
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