Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
2.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
236
236
151
294
382
280
658
676
580
464
464
263
302
556
226
199
204
213
264
278
634
822
962
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47AM1.24m
6:46PM1.37m
7:24AM1.39m
7:28PM1.38m
8:01AM1.53m
8:10PM1.36m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.15m
12:43PM0.29m
1:08AM0.07m
1:30PM0.20m
1:42AM0.02m
2:16PM0.11m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
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5:58
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 mm
3
8
5
2
1
2
3
3
5
1
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
19
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
17
17
18
20
19
18
17
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
20
19
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