Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
188
119
95
93
103
96
98
95
307
222
184
137
103
73
72
54
53
42
44
38
44
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
W
20
SE
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:40AM1.64m
8:54PM1.32m
9:21AM1.72m
9:39PM1.24m
10:05AM1.75m
10:28PM1.15m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.05m
2:54AM-0.01m
3:51PM0.03m
3:32AM0.02m
4:42PM0.05m
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light rain
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5:58
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5:56
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5:56
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7:04
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7:05
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6
2
1
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
21
27
25
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
21
29
25
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
21
19
20
19
19
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