Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
23.5° 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 1PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
199
193
181
181
176
176
176
206
212
217
235
239
217
208
177
146
207
168
163
168
142
146
169
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:49PM1.10m
4:46AM1.36m
5:36PM1.22m
5:35AM1.33m
6:17PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.19m
10:33PM0.38m
11:23AM0.15m
11:32PM0.33m
11:59AM0.13m
00:22AM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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6:11
6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
15
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Energy kJ
199
199
193
181
181
176
176
176
206
212
217
235
239
217
208
177
146
145
168
163
168
142
146
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
6
2
2
62
7
5
5
5
17
141
3
2
6
6
14
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
S
19
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
13
15
11
11
7
8
8
5
5
4
4
6
6
5
3
2
2
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
1.4
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
141
128
57
233
74
207
34
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
19
19
7
7
7
7
1
1
1
7
78
78
7
7
7
1
19
19
28
19
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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