Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7°C
1.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
5
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
272
316
545
815
870
729
1153
803
575
318
377
340
292
292
299
404
504
572
572
561
450
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29AM1.14m
6:36PM1.52m
7:14AM1.27m
7:21PM1.51m
7:54AM1.39m
8:02PM1.46m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.25m
1:10AM0.07m
1:09PM0.18m
1:45AM0.03m
1:57PM0.14m
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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6:51
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6:52
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
14
15
18
18
18
17
16
14
12
14
20
20
21
19
19
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
15
15
15
12
10
12
19
17
19
18
20
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