Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
281
453
408
480
631
660
783
439
386
330
295
293
268
238
232
543
931
1266
1208
1163
1267
1026
999
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
20
E
15
ESE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41AM1.03m
5:58PM1.65m
6:31AM1.15m
6:45PM1.69m
7:16AM1.26m
7:28PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.16m
11:22AM0.20m
00:42AM0.07m
12:17PM0.12m
1:21AM0.01m
1:06PM0.07m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
17
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
17
18
18
18
16
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
16
11
10
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
15
14
15
13
10
7
6
7
9
10
11
10
8
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