Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.2°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
1
SE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
117
104
163
94
132
69
79
83
138
113
88
74
90
84
79
56
44
41
37
28
55
58
150
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
W
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM1.47m
9:23PM1.40m
9:51AM1.47m
9:59PM1.26m
10:30AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.01m
3:20PM0.12m
3:32AM0.06m
4:03PM0.19m
4:02AM0.14m
4:47PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
20
21
21
19
20
Feels °C
16
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
15
14
13
13
14
14
12
10
17
17
17
17
20
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