Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2046
2039
1920
3706
3201
2734
2335
1231
1058
1347
695
562
470
418
370
184
184
158
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:15PM0.99m
11:58AM1.31m
00:04AM0.88m
12:56PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.38m
5:08AM0.31m
6:35PM0.46m
5:50AM0.39m
7:52PM0.52m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
6
5
7
6
6
9
10
10
10
12
11
12
12
16
15
15
15
14
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