Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
ESE
9
1.8
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
61
61
37
30
36
37
37
23
21
21
32
35
121
222
400
371
232
257
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
SE
0
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
0
WSW
0
NW
25
ESE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:17AM1.12m
5:14PM1.36m
6:08AM1.25m
6:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.17m
11:02AM0.38m
11:51PM0.13m
12:07PM0.33m
00:30AM0.11m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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2
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
19
21
22
22
21
19
18
19
21
26
24
20
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
19
17
18
17
18
21
21
22
23
19
17
16
21
26
21
15
15
16
15
14
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