Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
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)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
32
24
34
26
26
27
29
30
49
68
104
120
95
81
63
90
123
180
78
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:07PM1.26m
4:31AM0.82m
5:04PM1.33m
5:29AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.47m
10:03AM0.42m
00:00AM0.39m
11:03AM0.36m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
14
12
11
13
15
16
15
16
18
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
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