Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
334
467
523
467
394
327
256
196
154
106
103
143
65
27
26
17
16
15
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NW
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:54AM1.39m
8:02PM1.46m
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.40m
9:07AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.14m
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
2:48AM0.03m
3:23PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:13
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Temp °C
15
22
22
21
20
19
17
17
20
26
28
26
22
20
21
21
23
24
23
23
21
22
Feels °C
14
21
19
18
19
20
16
15
17
23
27
22
19
18
20
20
23
23
22
22
21
23
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