Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
1
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
237
292
334
467
467
467
394
327
256
196
154
106
81
91
54
33
26
17
16
15
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM1.39m
8:02PM1.46m
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.40m
9:07AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.03m
1:57PM0.14m
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
2:48AM0.03m
3:23PM0.11m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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Temp °C
16
15
15
22
22
21
20
19
17
17
19
25
29
26
25
22
21
21
22
24
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
15
14
14
21
18
18
19
19
16
15
16
23
26
22
22
20
20
20
22
23
22
21
22
22
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