Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.3°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
2
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.3
SE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
352
77
65
55
131
32
31
23
25
25
134
220
383
600
460
483
405
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
ENE
15
N
20
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:54PM1.21m
10:17AM1.56m
10:30PM1.11m
10:54AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.12m
4:44PM0.19m
4:18AM0.18m
5:27PM0.26m
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light rain
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1
1
1
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
24
23
24
21
23
24
24
21
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
21
24
23
23
22
23
23
26
22
21
18
15
14
12
11
10
11
12
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