Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
396
318
340
280
274
237
237
292
334
523
523
523
401
327
256
216
154
106
81
52
35
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
N
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:14AM1.27m
7:21PM1.51m
7:54AM1.39m
8:02PM1.46m
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.18m
1:45AM0.03m
1:57PM0.14m
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
18
18
18
16
14
13
14
20
20
21
19
18
17
17
18
26
25
28
22
23
Feels °C
11
14
14
15
18
15
12
11
13
19
17
19
18
18
16
15
16
23
24
25
20
21
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