Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)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 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
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
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
29
110
102
96
90
81
56
49
47
46
45
44
28
20
19
25
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
15
ESE
0
ENE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:46PM1.26m
12:44PM1.29m
00:40AM1.13m
1:47PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.36m
6:11AM0.15m
6:52PM0.42m
6:59AM0.20m
8:13PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
15
15
14
16
18
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
16
14
12
12
12
15
16
14
16
13
11
10
11
10
13
15
15
13
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