Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is

20.6°C

Woolgoolga Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28						Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	SSE 8	ESE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	55	53	112	31	64	57	55	55	55	55	59	56	102	265	232	295	295	222	188	184	139	116
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	E	ENE	NNW	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW	WNW	W	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:05AM1.75m				10:28PM1.15m				10:54AM1.73m					11:21PM1.06m				11:47AM1.68m
Low Tide				4:42PM0.05m				4:15AM0.07m					5:37PM0.09m				5:01AM0.15m				6:39PM0.15m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	21	21	20	20	18	16	16	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	19	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	20	20	20	20	21	18	14	14	15	18	18	18	18	19	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 12	ENE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	47	33	3	27	64	57	55	55	55	55	59	56	42	265	232	193	198	222	184	159	139	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	SE 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 11	E 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	55	53	—	10	27	28	26	40	38	35	34	33	102	31	201	295	295	198	188	184	123	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	NNE 6	S 8	E 12	E 11	E 9	E 11	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 8	SSE 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 7	E 9	E 9
kJ	3	3	15	31	3	2	15	2	1	26	48	48	33	89	20	19	10	11	10	4	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 2	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	—	1	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	7	78	1	1	1	1	7	1	7	78	169	11	0	0	0	0	72	169	220	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	1		2	2
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