Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.8
S
3
1.4
S
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
101
57
35
38
15
106
213
239
257
674
448
185
153
153
178
199
170
161
145
126
109
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:07AM0.83m
4:24PM1.29m
5:03AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
5:45AM1.02m
5:51PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.47m
11:19PM0.36m
10:34AM0.40m
11:55PM0.27m
11:25AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
28
30
28
24
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
24
24
23
22
15
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
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