Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
191
228
228
263
270
277
357
403
428
300
292
330
312
352
203
171
150
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM0.97m
5:17PM1.30m
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.32m
10:56AM0.46m
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.38m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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 mm
3
2
2
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2
5
6
6
11
16
14
10
7
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
19
18
17
16
17
20
19
19
20
19
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
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