Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Straight up, this stretch for Woolgoolga Back Beach is a tough one. I’ve looked through the whole 16 days, and there’s no real swell event, no solid size, and plenty of messy wind. You’ll be scratching for anything decent, and even then, it’s pretty ordinary.

Water’s at 19°, so that’s normal for the time of year. But the surf itself? Weak. The combined energy is mostly weak to moderate, sitting in that 50–400 range, so there’s no power in the water.

Starting Sunday the 16th, it’s poor—around 5ft of short-period SSE slop with a cross-on breeze mucking it up. Not worth the effort. Monday’s slightly bigger at around 6ft, but the period’s still short and the wind’s onshore, so it’s messy. The energy is moderate, but that’s about as good as it gets, and it’s still poor.

Midweek, it drops off quickly. Tuesday and Wednesday sit around 4 to 5ft, but it’s still bumpy and onshore. Thursday the 20th morning is the first small tease—glassy conditions with a light NE wind, but the swell is only about 4ft with a short period and weak energy. It’s surfable if you’re keen, but it’s pretty average. Friday and Saturday see it shrink to around 3ft or less, so it’s tiny, though a few windows are clean with offshore/cross-off winds. Still, nothing to shout about.

There’s a slight bump around Sunday the 23rd—about 4ft with a slightly longer period, but it’s cross-on again, so let’s call it a miss. The following week is even weaker, mostly under 3ft, with only the very tail end showing a hint. Around Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th, the period stretches out to 11–12 seconds, which is a proper groundswell signal, but the height is only about 3 to 4ft. The energy picks up a bit, but it’s still cross-on or onshore, and the size just doesn’t give you anything to work with.

The only real moments worth noting are Thursday the 20th morning and Sunday the 30th morning when it goes glassy, but the swell is tiny—about 4ft and 3ft respectively. Those will be clean, but wave-less. Not standouts, just the least-bad options.

If you’re a kitesurfer, honestly, the onshore and cross-on winds mid-week are more your game than a paddle surfer’s. But for a surfer, this is a blank run. The only long-range hope is that final weekend—Friday 28th and Saturday 29th—where the period gets long, so there’s a flicker of groundswell potential, but it’s still small and onshore. I’d wait it out, mate.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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