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Woolgoolga Back Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.7° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
NNE
1.5
ENE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
S
1.9
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)666566777786778788867778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24245981105122117118125117219277362691257492202201167186239274397496
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
35
NE
35
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
1.33
2:13AM
1.13
1:56PM
1.17
3:11AM
1.16
2:47PM
1.03
4:11AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
0.39
7:48PM
0.20
7:56AM
0.49
8:29PM
0.26
9:09AM
0.56
9:13PM
0.31
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:52----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212425252423202021282827252422212225252423222221
Feels °C (?)222322222222202020262525232422212324232120181817
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