Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, S swell with 2,181 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE 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 (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 14s. 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 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s get into it.
Alright, strap in. It’s a bit of a wait for the good stuff. The next week is pretty lackluster with a lot of onshore junk, but there’s a standout morning on the horizon that’ll make it all worthwhile.
We’ve got a couple of days of messy, cross-shore and cross-onshore wind and solid swell. Thursday morning the 9th, we’re looking at 7ft of SSE swell, but with a 16 mph SSW cross wind, it’s choppy and only a “marginal” call. That combined energy is a moderate 1815. Thursday afternoon drops off further. Friday isn’t any kinder with similar conditions.
You have to hang in until the 11th of July – Saturday morning. That’s your window. Woolgoolga Back Beach will wake up under clear skies, light offshore winds from the NW at just 3 mph, and a clean 4ft swell from the SE. The combined energy drops to a moderate 510, and the period is at 10 seconds keeping things fun and not too straight. It’s going to be clean and very good. Saturdays can bring a crowd sometimes, so don’t sleep in.
Saturday afternoon holds up nicely too, with the swell bumping to 5ft from the ESE and an 11-second period. The wind swings light cross-offshore from the NNE at 9 mph, and the energy rises to 720, keeping conditions very good.
Sunday morning the 12th still offers a decent 3ft from the ESE with a gentle offshore wind from the WNW. It’ll be clean, but the energy drops to 253. After that, things flatten and get grotty.
By mid-week next week, the 16th of July (Thursday), a big pulse arrives. We’re talking 12ft of S swell with a 4296 combined energy reading – that’s strong, heavy stuff. But with 22 mph SW cross winds and lumpy conditions, it’s for experienced chargers only and the tide will be a factor. Thursday afternoon stays big but messy. Friday the 17th brings 10ft and 31 mph cross-onshore winds – blown out and dangerous. The rest of the second week fades into small, mostly poor surf with a few glassy but tiny mornings on the 23rd and 24th of July. The main takeaway: that Saturday the 11th is your day.
Water temperature is about what you’d expect for this time of year.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1428 | 867 | 1045 | 636 | 626 | 731 | 530 | 287 | 553 | 314 | 204 | 148 | 83 | 68 | 55 | 85 | 24 | 47 | 27 | 35 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.36m | 3:24AM1.06m | 4:26PM1.49m | 4:38AM1.02m | 5:26PM1.62m | 5:46AM1.02m | 6:22PM1.74m | 6:48AM1.05m | 7:16PM1.84m | 7:44AM1.08m | 8:07PM1.89m | 8:36AM1.12m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.17m | 9:49PM0.41m | 9:34AM0.17m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.15m | 00:13AM0.20m | 11:34AM0.11m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.06m | 2:04AM0.01m | 1:24PM0.03m | 2:53AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1428 | 578 | 865 | 636 | 626 | 731 | 530 | 287 | 553 | 314 | 204 | 148 | 83 | 68 | 55 | 85 | 24 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 11 | S 23 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 20 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 539 | 359 | 10 | 99 | 158 | 8 | 21 | 217 | 161 | 78 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 23 | S 18 | S 21 | — | — | S 21 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NNW 4 | S 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1331 | 867 | 1045 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 5 |
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