Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
2.1
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
295
293
262
238
205
310
804
1101
1132
1135
1402
835
1102
1088
567
510
1018
433
410
282
644
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
25
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:31AM1.15m
6:45PM1.69m
7:16AM1.26m
7:28PM1.69m
7:57AM1.35m
8:08PM1.63m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.12m
1:21AM0.01m
1:06PM0.07m
1:57AM-0.02m
1:52PM0.05m
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clear
clear
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5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
15
14
16
15
13
9
8
8
10
11
11
12
10
9
8
9
12
14
15
14
15
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