Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, S swell with 2,678 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S 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 Saturday (Jun 06) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 2.3m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woolgoolga Back Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 2476 | 2241 | 1425 | 891 | 670 | 333 | 197 | 82 | 58 | 41 | 31 | 43 | 118 | 143 | 154 | 143 | 99 | 91 | 72 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.44m | 12:08PM0.92m | 00:09AM1.39m | 1:06PM0.96m | 00:57AM1.34m | 2:06PM1.04m | 1:51AM1.29m | 3:05PM1.15m | 2:50AM1.24m | 4:01PM1.29m | 3:53AM1.19m | 4:53PM1.45m | 4:56AM1.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.35m | 6:19AM0.27m | 5:31PM0.41m | 7:04AM0.25m | 6:29PM0.46m | 7:51AM0.22m | 7:37PM0.49m | 8:38AM0.18m | 8:52PM0.47m | 9:26AM0.15m | 10:07PM0.40m | 10:15AM0.11m | 11:16PM0.30m | 11:04AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 |
 | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 1300 | 1194 | 794 | 531 | 377 | 6 | 197 | 82 | 58 | 39 | 31 | 43 | 76 | 143 | 121 | 143 | 99 | 91 | 72 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 19 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 12 | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 23 | NE 11 | SSE 16 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | E 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 22 | — | E 10 | S 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 210 | 2476 | 2241 | 1425 | 891 | 670 | 333 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 118 | — | 154 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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