Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
410
404
361
371
428
300
354
412
784
321
331
223
183
138
113
83
83
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
E
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28PM1.38m
8:01AM1.53m
8:10PM1.36m
8:40AM1.64m
8:54PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.02m
2:16PM0.11m
2:17AM-0.01m
3:02PM0.05m
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
23
22
22
21
20
20
19
22
29
28
20
19
18
Feels °C
19
20
19
19
20
22
20
21
20
20
20
19
21
29
29
17
16
15
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