Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, 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 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
121
129
135
107
178
229
214
206
198
137
128
85
70
48
44
47
56
72
72
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM1.28m
10:09AM1.59m
10:25PM1.15m
10:59AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.06m
4:38PM0.17m
4:20AM0.14m
5:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
15
15
15
18
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
19
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
13
14
14
15
14
15
13
13
13
11
10
16
15
15
14
14
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