Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
2.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
78
72
70
68
70
120
326
147
323
120
96
89
91
94
75
73
57
67
91
186
204
165
174
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM0.95m
6:31PM1.49m
6:52AM1.03m
7:06PM1.56m
7:28AM1.11m
7:40PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
1:11AM0.22m
12:33PM0.22m
1:42AM0.15m
1:12PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
21
20
19
18
18
16
16
18
21
19
19
18
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
18
16
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
17
18
15
13
11
12
14
15
15
15
16
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