Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
260
108
132
269
229
150
146
121
116
97
77
77
60
61
35
83
64
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:41AM0.94m
1:49PM1.23m
1:46AM0.84m
2:58PM1.23m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.50m
6:44AM0.35m
8:31PM0.55m
7:39AM0.41m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
17
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
13
15
15
14
14
12
13
11
10
14
16
14
14
14
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