Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with 4,095 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s 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 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 4s. 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 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what Woolgoolga Back Beach has for us over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, Saturday the 4th of July is a poor start. Water temp is about 68°, right where it should be for this time of year – nothing unusual. But the surf is messy: a 4ft swell from the south is getting cross-onshore wind, and the energy is only moderate at 379. Not worth getting wet.
From Sunday the 5th through the morning of Friday the 10th, it’s a long run of bad. Swell sizes range from 2ft up to a solid 12ft, but every session is hammered by cross-onshore winds – fresh to strong, lumpy, choppy, ugly. The energy jumps into the thousands (like 4252 on Tuesday morning), so there’s plenty of power, but the wind completely ruins it. If you’re on a kite, maybe; if you’re paddling, forget it.
Friday the 10th is only marginal. Swell drops to 5ft from the southeast, but still cross-onshore and choppy. A 1 out of 10 session.
Now, Saturday the 11th of July morning is the first real highlight. A clean 5ft southeasterly swell (10-second period) with a light offshore from the northwest at 3 mph. Glassy, clean, 433 combined energy. That’s a proper session – the best of the first week.
Sunday the 12th morning is another treat: a 4ft swell from the southeast (11-second period, nice long lines) and a light offshore from the west-northwest at 9 mph. Gentle, clean, 440 energy. Get out there.
After that, it drops off. Monday the 13th through to Saturday the 18th is mostly tiny or messy – swells under 3ft, short periods, cross-onshore winds. Not much to chase.
But Sunday the 19th of July morning is the absolute standout. Glassy flat conditions – zero wind, smooth as silk – with a 4ft swell from the east-southeast and a very long period of 13 seconds. That’s groundswell gold, with 842 energy. For a beach break, that long period might make the waves a bit straight, but with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean and fun. Best session of the outlook by far.
Crowds pop up “sometimes” here, so expect a few others on those good days, especially Sunday. The optimum direction is southeast, and those standout days line up perfectly.
So: the first week is mostly rubbish, but Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are worth it. The real one to circle is Sunday the 19th morning – it’s a long way out, but promising.
Catch you in the water.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 106 | 66 | 1002 | 3209 | 1084 | 1288 | 1363 | 2619 | 2599 | 3644 | 2867 | 1110 | 1420 | 1170 | 1080 | 566 | 469 | 499 | 703 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.49m | 11:37AM1.06m | 11:33PM1.42m | 12:27PM1.10m | 00:17AM1.34m | 1:22PM1.17m | 1:09AM1.23m | 2:22PM1.25m | 2:12AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.36m | 3:24AM1.06m | 4:26PM1.49m | 4:38AM1.02m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.30m | 5:38AM0.17m | 5:10PM0.36m | 6:16AM0.16m | 6:04PM0.41m | 6:57AM0.16m | 7:09PM0.45m | 7:44AM0.17m | 8:26PM0.46m | 8:36AM0.17m | 9:49PM0.41m | 9:34AM0.17m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 |
 | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 106 | 66 | 20 | 5 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 1600 | — | 2401 | 1995 | 730 | 1246 | 842 | 809 | 566 | 469 | 499 | 703 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 16 | — | SSW 16 | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 23 | S 22 | SE 17 | SE 15 | SE 13 | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 19 | — | 51 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 669 | 403 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 143 | 208 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 41 | 30 | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 187 | 22 | 24 | 1002 | 3209 | 1084 | 1288 | 1363 | 2619 | 2599 | 3644 | 2867 | 1110 | 1420 | 1170 | 1080 | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 219 | 7 | 60 | 105 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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