Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
11
1.3
SE
8
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
264
674
480
345
226
347
221
126
181
199
192
154
130
104
93
93
93
108
108
90
86
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:03AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
5:45AM1.02m
5:51PM1.44m
6:22AM1.13m
6:28PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.40m
11:55PM0.27m
11:25AM0.32m
00:27AM0.18m
12:09PM0.24m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
19
17
16
15
16
17
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