Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.7°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
S
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
562
503
418
370
235
256
283
188
158
147
123
123
88
84
67
42
43
28
23
17
46
72
137
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:04AM0.88m
12:56PM1.24m
1:14AM0.80m
2:09PM1.21m
2:46AM0.78m
3:23PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.39m
7:52PM0.52m
6:49AM0.46m
9:21PM0.51m
8:10AM0.49m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
16
21
22
20
19
19
19
19
18
22
24
22
19
19
Feels °C
11
12
12
16
16
15
16
14
12
11
14
18
17
17
19
17
16
16
15
19
18
17
16
17
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