Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSE
10
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
181
210
158
158
125
116
104
192
117
79
70
46
45
26
20
20
80
116
132
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM0.97m
12:47PM1.60m
1:34AM0.92m
1:55PM1.51m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.15m
5:55AM0.24m
7:48PM0.20m
7:00AM0.33m
9:01PM0.22m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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2
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
17
17
17
22
22
22
20
18
17
16
17
21
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
17
16
16
19
18
19
18
16
15
13
16
21
22
23
23
23
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