Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
2.4
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
21
45
87
95
92
98
88
73
82
90
132
122
126
137
135
147
202
280
332
531
322
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.50m
00:30AM0.92m
1:10PM1.45m
1:57AM0.87m
2:28PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.23m
6:51PM0.30m
6:08AM0.31m
8:16PM0.32m
7:26AM0.37m
9:38PM0.28m
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clear
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Temp °C
14
20
21
20
18
17
16
14
14
20
20
19
19
18
17
15
15
21
23
21
20
19
Feels °C
12
17
17
16
15
15
13
12
12
17
15
16
17
16
15
13
12
18
18
17
18
18
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