Surf Forecasts:
Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, ESE swell with 2,343 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Woolgoolga Back Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Woolgoolga Back Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on offer for Woolgoolga Back Beach.
Right, straight up, the next week and a half is a total write-off. We've got a massive gap with no surf worth paddling out for from now through to around the 23rd of July. The wind is howling out of the south-east, onshore or cross-onshore, and mixing with shonky, short-period wind swell to create lumpy, choppy conditions. Even when the swell bumps up a bit around the 18th and 19th, with some 12ft sets and strong energy (4684), it's accompanied by rain and strong onshore wind, making it a full-on, dangerous mess that's only for the truly unhinged. For a beginner-friendly spot like this, that's a hard pass.
We finally get a look-in on the morning of Thursday, the 24th of July. That's a long wait. But when it comes, it's a beauty. The swell drops to a clean 5ft from the ESE with an 11-second groundswell period, good energy (605), and crucially, glassy conditions with zero wind. The water temp is sitting around 68°F, which is average for this time of year. This is the standout morning of the whole outlook. On Friday, the 25th of July, the early session looks just as promising. The swell is a touch bigger at 6ft from the East, a 12-second period, and again it's dead calm and glassy (822). That's your other real highlight. Both these mornings, the swell direction is close to the SE optimum, and the clean conditions will make it feel like a different ocean to the rest of this forecast.
After those two cracker mornings, the good run gets smashed by the wind again on the 26th and 27th. We're back to cross-onshore breezes and lumpy, chop-filled waves with no quality.
So, to sum it up: it’s a long, hungry wait, but the mornings of the 24th and 25th of July are the real deal. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 507 | 555 | 542 | 400 | 404 | 331 | 317 | 344 | 272 | 853 | 1316 | 2343 | 1775 | 1514 | 1375 | 1020 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.89m | 8:36AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.89m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.71m | 11:04AM1.19m | 11:10PM1.55m | 11:55AM1.21m | 11:54PM1.37m | 12:48PM1.22m | 00:39AM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.03m | 2:53AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:40AM-0.04m | 3:06PM0.04m | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.20m | 5:45AM0.08m | 5:41PM0.32m | 6:24AM0.15m | 6:40PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 21 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 31 | 31 | 344 | 272 | 35 | 1316 | 2276 | 107 | 1514 | 1375 | 1020 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | N 10 | NE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 23 | E 15 | SE 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | — | 10 | 4 | 15 | 65 | 6 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 35 | 507 | 555 | 542 | 400 | 404 | 331 | 317 | — | 112 | 853 | 220 | 2343 | 1775 | 227 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 761 | 152 | 47 | 105 | 169 | 60 | 238 | 47 | 60 | 384 | 78 | 430 | 479 | 519 | 436 | 436 | 105 | 78 | 21 | 7 |
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