Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
3
E
10
3
E
11
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
621
521
444
418
432
444
503
327
460
618
960
1749
1908
2787
2595
2473
2245
1981
1722
1480
1288
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:15AM1.17m
10:27PM1.71m
11:04AM1.19m
11:10PM1.55m
11:55AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:23AM-0.02m
3:56PM0.11m
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.20m
5:45AM0.08m
5:41PM0.32m
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light rain
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
4
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
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