Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.4
S
5
2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
358
334
276
289
287
254
218
173
173
173
194
117
121
134
111
104
330
383
653
878
887
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
SW
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:42PM1.46m
5:35AM1.01m
5:44PM1.50m
6:29AM1.14m
6:36PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.38m
11:41PM0.21m
11:13AM0.33m
00:30AM0.13m
12:16PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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6:18
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Temp °C
17
21
22
22
20
19
19
18
20
25
27
23
21
21
20
20
18
17
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
15
19
21
20
19
20
19
17
19
23
26
21
23
22
18
14
12
11
12
11
11
10
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