Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.5°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
121
113
88
72
72
100
119
113
109
79
79
78
65
86
139
175
189
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:51PM1.44m
6:22AM1.13m
6:28PM1.49m
6:57AM1.25m
7:04PM1.52m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.18m
12:09PM0.24m
00:57AM0.10m
12:51PM0.17m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
20
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
16
17
16
16
18
16
15
15
16
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