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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecast
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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
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 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
865 | 821 | 778 | 750 | 736 | 1292 | 730 | 646 | 556 | 461 | 450 | 384 | 377 | 434 | 377 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 271 | 223 | 184 | 149 | 154 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:44AM1.09m | 6:24PM1.45m | 6:28AM1.05m | 6:59PM1.51m | 7:09AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.36m | 11:45AM0.19m | 00:52AM0.31m | 12:19PM0.19m | 1:34AM0.26m | 12:54PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 865 | 821 | 778 | 750 | 736 | 727 | 730 | 646 | 556 | 461 | 450 | 384 | 377 | 434 | 377 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 271 | 223 | 184 | 107 | 151 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | NNE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 50 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 95 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 149 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 4 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1292 | 85 | 97 | 100 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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