Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
19.7°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
E
9
1.4
S
5
1.9
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
271
260
218
173
173
294
194
180
138
134
78
96
293
394
606
857
870
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
30
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:35AM1.01m
5:44PM1.50m
6:29AM1.14m
6:36PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.21m
11:13AM0.33m
00:30AM0.13m
12:16PM0.25m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
22
20
19
19
20
25
27
24
21
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
18
15
Feels °C
22
20
20
19
20
24
26
23
22
21
19
15
12
11
12
11
11
9
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