Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
218
173
184
140
194
132
115
134
111
76
248
383
622
857
907
1225
998
875
664
368
377
385
340
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
W
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:35AM1.01m
5:44PM1.50m
6:29AM1.14m
6:36PM1.52m
7:14AM1.27m
7:21PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.21m
11:13AM0.33m
00:30AM0.13m
12:16PM0.25m
1:10AM0.07m
1:09PM0.18m
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clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
18
18
19
25
27
23
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
16
14
13
15
18
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
20
18
18
24
26
24
21
20
18
16
11
11
11
12
10
11
9
8
11
13
13
14
15
15
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