Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1920
1919
1768
2734
1346
1231
1139
1470
695
562
503
418
370
217
206
206
193
147
161
129
105
86
65
45
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:15PM0.99m
11:58AM1.31m
00:04AM0.88m
12:56PM1.24m
1:14AM0.80m
2:09PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.31m
6:35PM0.46m
5:50AM0.39m
7:52PM0.52m
6:49AM0.46m
9:21PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
21
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
12
11
12
12
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
15
19
18
18
19
16
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