Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.3
E
8
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
296
251
184
106
101
68
48
33
26
17
16
13
13
13
13
12
16
21
16
29
12
150
136
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.40m
9:07AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
2:48AM0.03m
3:23PM0.11m
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:53
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1
1
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Temp °C
17
17
19
28
21
21
20
19
18
19
20
24
23
22
21
20
20
21
22
29
26
25
26
25
Feels °C
16
15
16
26
21
19
19
18
17
18
20
23
21
22
23
21
20
20
21
27
24
23
26
25
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