Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, E swell with 205 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE 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 (Aug 22) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woolgoolga Back Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Look, it's a tough outlook for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days. We're in a bit of a flat spell, so don't be expecting any fireworks. The water's sitting around 68°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year.
The first few days are a write-off. Friday the 21st offers tiny 2ft easterly dribble with a gusty NNE cross-off, but it's just poor. Saturday the 22nd morning is the standout of the entire run – the swell is only 2ft from the ENE, but with glassy conditions and a WSW breeze, it'll be clean as a whistle. That's your best bet if you're desperate for a paddle. The energy is weak as (39), but the lack of wind makes it surfable.
Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th stay small and ordinary with cross-onshore winds messing things up. We see a bit more energy come in by Wednesday the 26th morning with 4ft from the ENE and a light offshore NW breeze – the waves are surfable but very ordinary (148 energy). Thursday the 27th sees a bump in energy (217) with 4ft easterly swell, but it's cross-onshore and choppy.
The second week doesn't offer much hope. Saturday the 29th morning has 3ft easterly swell with an easterly cross-on and marginal conditions. Monday the 31st morning brings a very long period 19-second SSE groundswell at 1ft – that's a lot of energy for nothing (262), but it'll likely break too straight for this beach break. The following days just repeat the pattern of small, underwhelming surf with the occasional clean-ish morning, like Thursday the 3rd of September morning with 3ft easterly swell and glassy conditions. Friday the 4th morning looks similar with glassy 2ft easterly waves.
Bottom line: if you're after clean, tiny waves for a longboard or a foil, Saturday morning the 22nd is your window, and maybe keep an eye on the mornings of the 3rd and 4th of September. Otherwise, it's a long flat stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 37 | 58 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 49 | 122 | 84 | 88 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 107 | 111 | 120 | 131 | 205 | 171 | 165 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12AM0.80m | 4:07PM1.26m | 4:31AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:29AM0.88m | 5:51PM1.41m | 6:14AM0.95m | 6:31PM1.49m | 6:52AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.56m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.47m | 10:03AM0.42m | 00:00AM0.39m | 11:03AM0.36m | 00:38AM0.31m | 11:51AM0.29m | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.22m | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:12PM0.16m | 2:11AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 58 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 85 | 84 | 28 | 52 | 75 | 69 | 107 | 111 | 120 | 131 | 205 | 171 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 70 | 88 | 80 | 50 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 20 | SE 6 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | N 13 | S 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 112 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 122 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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