Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
198
159
232
277
355
373
359
561
480
398
197
188
170
264
125
101
108
82
91
110
131
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19AM1.21m
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.71m
9:46AM1.32m
9:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.02m
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
3:45AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
9
13
12
13
12
12
12
10
10
13
13
14
15
15
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
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