Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
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)
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
193
162
208
286
140
175
183
388
365
312
253
208
104
151
151
167
151
135
114
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:53PM1.08m
12:49PM1.27m
00:41AM0.94m
1:49PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.41m
6:02AM0.26m
7:10PM0.50m
6:44AM0.35m
8:31PM0.55m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
15
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
15
14
14
13
13
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