Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
1.4
SSW
9
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
164
144
156
156
115
100
100
67
307
124
262
151
221
302
261
311
419
449
389
181
172
147
88
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
0
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM1.14m
7:51PM1.83m
8:19AM1.21m
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.71m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.01m
1:15PM0.03m
2:30AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.02m
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
18
21
21
18
15
14
13
12
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
10
10
15
18
20
15
14
10
10
10
14
13
12
12
11
12
11
10
12
13
14
14
13
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