Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.4°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.9
NE
8
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
44
86
65
53
59
51
32
27
22
47
90
95
92
88
73
73
80
93
123
107
114
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.56m
11:20PM1.02m
11:59AM1.50m
00:30AM0.92m
1:10PM1.45m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.14m
5:38PM0.24m
5:08AM0.23m
6:51PM0.30m
6:08AM0.31m
8:16PM0.32m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
15
19
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
19
21
20
18
17
16
14
14
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
16
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
12
17
16
17
17
17
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