Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.2°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
S
8
0.6
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
129
331
308
292
416
348
341
296
314
300
269
275
256
416
416
408
399
383
343
332
332
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33AM1.44m
11:49PM0.93m
12:18PM1.36m
00:40AM0.85m
1:12PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.33m
5:27AM0.34m
7:07PM0.40m
6:11AM0.41m
8:14PM0.45m
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
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