Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 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?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1624
1638
1665
1556
1448
1448
1299
1299
1160
1141
1013
997
865
828
785
757
743
727
651
639
545
512
441
432
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
0
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM1.28m
4:56AM1.13m
5:46PM1.38m
5:44AM1.09m
6:24PM1.45m
6:28AM1.05m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.41m
11:10AM0.19m
00:07AM0.36m
11:45AM0.19m
00:52AM0.31m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
4:54
5
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
20
19
20
20
21
21
23
23
22
22
20
19
19
19
21
22
20
18
17
17
15
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1624
1638
1665
1556
1448
1448
1299
1299
1160
1141
1013
997
865
828
785
757
743
727
651
639
545
512
441
432
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
18
17
15
11
25
24
22
21
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
7
7
7
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
21
5
5
20
20
14
6
12
28
28
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
53
59
68
62
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
23
46
46
0
0
0
0
0
5
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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