Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
57
55
71
78
97
79
70
233
319
285
295
813
265
186
181
124
158
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:28PM1.15m
10:54AM1.73m
11:21PM1.06m
11:47AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.07m
5:37PM0.09m
5:01AM0.15m
6:39PM0.15m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
20
18
18
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
20
17
16
14
16
17
16
17
18
17
16
15
16
17
18
19
19
17
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