Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.3
E
8
1.1
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
S
4
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
118
99
23
58
12
97
338
77
63
35
35
27
19
19
25
25
38
159
234
326
503
519
417
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
10:17AM1.56m
10:30PM1.11m
10:54AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
3:48AM0.12m
4:44PM0.19m
4:18AM0.18m
5:27PM0.26m
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clear
clear
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clear
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light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
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1
2
2
1
3
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2
3
2
1
1
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Temp °C
22
21
22
29
26
24
22
23
22
24
20
22
22
23
23
21
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
22
21
21
26
22
23
21
23
22
24
21
24
22
24
24
22
16
16
14
14
12
12
12
13
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