Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.9°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
151
144
137
134
113
111
96
90
59
111
81
78
90
100
97
93
91
65
64
63
62
42
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:52AM1.39m
9:57PM1.41m
10:33AM1.41m
10:38PM1.28m
11:20AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.03m
3:54PM0.17m
4:14AM0.06m
4:42PM0.23m
4:50AM0.11m
5:38PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
18
20
19
18
16
16
15
18
23
26
24
22
21
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
16
16
14
16
14
15
13
15
20
23
21
20
19
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