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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 9AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
1073 | 1094 | 1039 | 963 | 917 | 838 | 838 | 705 | 870 | 828 | 826 | 792 | 813 | 813 | 830 | 761 | 668 | 535 | 474 | 417 | 376 | 645 | 688 | 841 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.14m | 9:20PM1.85m | 9:50AM1.07m | 10:13PM1.80m | 10:48AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM-0.01m | 2:39PM0.03m | 4:07AM0.01m | 3:28PM0.08m | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 718 | 702 | 707 | 656 | 664 | 593 | 601 | — | — | 828 | 826 | 792 | 813 | 813 | 830 | 761 | 668 | 535 | 474 | 417 | 363 | 314 | 266 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1073 | 1094 | 1039 | 963 | 917 | 838 | 838 | 705 | 870 | 527 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 67 | 134 | 376 | 645 | 688 | 841 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 275 | 291 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 105 | 47 | 47 |
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