Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.9
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
16
15
17
13
20
115
31
30
23
44
12
64
237
47
39
33
24
67
73
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
10:17AM1.56m
10:30PM1.11m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.11m
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
3:48AM0.12m
4:44PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:13
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6:11
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6:53
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6:53
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6:54
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2
2
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
23
26
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
30
27
24
24
25
24
25
19
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
22
25
22
23
23
22
22
20
21
27
23
22
23
24
23
24
18
23
22
22
24
22
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