Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.9° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.7
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.3
E
8
1
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
17
14
35
155
118
31
23
44
12
72
227
216
49
32
24
65
19
30
24
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
S
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
10:17AM1.56m
10:30PM1.11m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
3:48AM0.12m
4:44PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:13
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6:11
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6:53
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6:53
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6:54
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2
1
1
3
2
3
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
21
20
22
29
26
25
26
24
24
22
19
19
23
24
23
20
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
20
19
21
26
23
24
25
23
24
23
20
20
23
25
26
21
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