Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 2AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 118mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
439
489
529
485
289
286
238
203
218
218
218
236
315
208
334
405
472
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17PM1.30m
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
6:47AM1.24m
6:46PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.38m
00:35AM0.15m
12:43PM0.29m
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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 mm
2
2
7
8
17
30
13
10
5
2
2
2
5
9
1
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1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
16
18
18
16
15
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
19
20
18
18
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