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Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
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)
1.2
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
373
266
241
246
192
183
203
179
172
145
105
110
105
105
149
187
212
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
15
SW
10
S
5
E
5
SE
10
E
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:48AM0.81m
2:16PM1.24m
3:13AM0.81m
3:25PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.45m
7:09AM0.48m
9:28PM0.45m
8:25AM0.52m
10:33PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:05
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6:05
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6:58
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6:59
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 mm
1
1
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1
4
2
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2
1
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1
3
3
6
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
18
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
17
16
15
15
17
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