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Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 9AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 764 | 750 | 736 | 646 | 615 | 622 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 320 | 262 | 251 | 211 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:02AM0.96m | 10:23PM1.46m | 10:44AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:33AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.28m | 5:09AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 764 | 750 | 736 | 646 | 615 | 622 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 320 | 262 | 251 | 211 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | NNE 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 47 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
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