Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
128
85
70
47
44
47
65
60
59
51
33
34
22
49
106
95
109
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.15m
10:59AM1.56m
11:20PM1.02m
11:59AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.14m
5:38PM0.24m
5:08AM0.23m
6:51PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
19
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
20
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
12
16
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
17
17
16
15
15
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