Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.1
SE
8
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
18
70
82
75
56
37
29
19
35
53
49
26
21
33
34
149
205
295
217
226
226
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14PM1.40m
5:17AM1.12m
5:14PM1.36m
6:08AM1.25m
6:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.17m
11:02AM0.38m
11:51PM0.13m
12:07PM0.33m
00:30AM0.11m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
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5:48
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 mm
1
15
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Temp °C
21
21
19
19
19
18
19
21
22
22
21
19
18
19
21
23
22
20
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
20
21
18
17
18
17
18
21
21
22
23
19
17
16
19
22
19
15
15
17
15
15
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