Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.8
S
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
117
97
78
239
363
384
227
405
595
502
446
512
440
416
193
151
139
121
88
92
92
135
137
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:08AM1.47m
8:17PM1.47m
8:45AM1.54m
8:56PM1.38m
9:25AM1.59m
9:38PM1.28m
Low Tide
1:58AM-0.00m
2:14PM0.08m
2:29AM-0.01m
2:58PM0.08m
3:03AM0.01m
3:46PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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1
2
2
3
3
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Temp °C
15
14
17
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
17
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