Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
340
299
274
237
237
299
334
523
523
458
394
327
256
216
161
106
83
52
48
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:21PM1.51m
7:54AM1.39m
8:02PM1.46m
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.03m
1:57PM0.14m
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
14
14
14
21
21
21
19
18
17
17
19
26
25
26
23
20
Feels °C
14
15
16
15
12
12
12
20
18
18
19
18
16
15
17
24
25
23
22
19
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