Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.2° 

Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
10
0.5
NE
6
1.5
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
39
27
23
53
33
29
28
18
17
21
128
306
475
587
454
491
607
522
351
260
208
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:42PM1.42m
3:18AM0.88m
3:58PM1.49m
4:39AM0.93m
5:03PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.32m
9:47PM0.36m
8:58AM0.33m
11:01PM0.26m
10:16AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
23
27
23
21
22
23
22
22
24
22
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
19
22
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
18
13
13
14
14
12
12
16
16
16
16
17
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