Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
1 PM
4 PM
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
1.5
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
35
38
121
121
237
282
311
519
480
338
113
111
127
178
201
182
160
134
134
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
5
NW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:24PM1.29m
5:03AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
5:45AM1.02m
5:51PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.36m
10:34AM0.40m
11:55PM0.27m
11:25AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
27
23
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
22
21
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
15
17
17
18
18
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