Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
25.6° 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 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)151476666455561166887778778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1236972544938493439494226222729466344323263474494
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
1.12
7:48AM
1.56
8:17PM
1.25
8:25AM
1.60
8:54PM
1.37
9:03AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
0.21
2:20PM
0.07
2:08AM
0.13
2:52PM
-0.00
2:52AM
0.07
3:24PM
-0.04
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232220202024252523232222222424242322222222232424
Feels °C (?)222220201922222323242424252624242524242424252525
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