Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be 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
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
12
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
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
137
134
113
111
96
90
59
86
81
78
152
100
97
93
91
65
64
64
62
62
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
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
3:54PM0.17m
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
cloud
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
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
18
16
16
16
18
22
26
23
22
21
Feels °C
13
16
16
16
16
17
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
18
22
20
20
19
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