Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
579
465
440
423
215
210
168
84
108
116
124
142
135
135
178
229
214
203
196
133
126
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:45AM1.54m
8:56PM1.38m
9:25AM1.59m
9:38PM1.28m
10:09AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.08m
3:03AM0.01m
3:46PM0.11m
3:39AM0.06m
4:38PM0.17m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
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5:26
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5:45
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5:46
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 mm
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
14
13
14
13
14
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