Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
394
386
379
325
271
260
216
211
173
407
443
349
655
572
780
524
385
307
283
803
689
540
427
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
5
SW
10
SE
15
WSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:45PM0.86m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:07
5:06
5:05
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
17
21
23
21
19
15
13
11
10
13
16
16
16
14
15
14
14
17
19
19
21
18
17
16
17
17
21
18
15
6
6
5
6
9
12
12
14
11
11
10
10
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
452
394
386
379
325
271
260
216
211
173
173
140
349
655
572
780
524
385
307
283
803
689
540
427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
SSE
13
Energy kJ
2
42
7
13
12
10
9
8
3
3
3
3
140
116
294
125
128
128
125
96
98
112
112
204
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
26
22
16
4
2
3
3
3
11
6
5
3
123
3
3
4
4
41
4
2
4
114
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
5
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
9
100
407
443
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
47
7
1
0
0
46
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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