Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
318
214
249
249
263
408
261
379
389
274
318
769
412
370
321
262
202
153
113
85
67
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
E
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM1.39m
7:28PM1.38m
8:01AM1.53m
8:10PM1.36m
8:40AM1.64m
8:54PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.20m
1:42AM0.02m
2:16PM0.11m
2:17AM-0.01m
3:02PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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3
3
1
Temp °C
19
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
28
27
22
20
19
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
29
28
21
19
18
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