Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.1
NE
6
1.8
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
26
25
16
18
14
13
13
22
23
23
21
12
12
85
298
75
54
34
25
24
19
19
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
9:07AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
10:17AM1.56m
10:30PM1.11m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.03m
3:23PM0.11m
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
3:48AM0.12m
4:44PM0.19m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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3
2
1
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Temp °C
22
21
23
25
23
23
22
22
21
20
22
29
26
24
23
23
22
22
20
19
21
23
22
20
Feels °C
21
21
23
24
22
23
23
22
21
19
21
26
22
23
22
24
22
23
22
21
22
23
24
19
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