Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast from 13 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, E swell with 262 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Woolgoolga Back Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woolgoolga Back Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 165 | 169 | 173 | 115 | 151 | 150 | 220 | 225 | 207 | 168 | 139 | 144 | 154 | 154 | 161 | 202 | 231 | 110 | 106 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.12m | 7:27PM1.83m | 7:52AM1.10m | 8:18PM1.89m | 8:47AM1.09m | 9:09PM1.89m | 9:42AM1.07m | 10:01PM1.84m | 10:37AM1.06m | 10:52PM1.75m | 11:34AM1.06m | 11:43PM1.62m | 12:33PM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.09m | 12:44PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.01m | 1:35PM0.02m | 3:06AM-0.02m | 2:26PM0.03m | 3:59AM-0.02m | 3:17PM0.07m | 4:51AM0.00m | 4:10PM0.13m | 5:42AM0.05m | 5:06PM0.22m | 6:31AM0.10m | 6:06PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 157 | 165 | 169 | 173 | 115 | 151 | 150 | 220 | 225 | 207 | 168 | 139 | 144 | 154 | 154 | 161 | 202 | 231 | 110 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 54 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 51 | 70 | 28 | 61 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 34 | 46 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 85 | 9 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 45 | 107 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
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