Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
1.1
S
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SE
7
1
SSE
10
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
44
30
29
30
48
41
69
110
123
102
101
57
35
38
70
42
126
179
251
340
214
147
127
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46AM0.78m
3:23PM1.23m
4:07AM0.83m
4:24PM1.29m
5:03AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.49m
10:31PM0.45m
9:31AM0.47m
11:19PM0.36m
10:34AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
24
25
23
20
21
20
20
20
27
28
27
23
19
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
15
19
19
17
17
19
18
17
17
23
22
22
21
15
14
14
16
15
17
17
18
18
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