Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.5°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
78
74
72
256
325
352
291
295
259
188
181
173
158
125
115
86
102
173
117
79
85
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54AM1.73m
11:21PM1.06m
11:47AM1.68m
00:22AM0.97m
12:47PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.09m
5:01AM0.15m
6:39PM0.15m
5:55AM0.24m
7:48PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
21
22
23
20
19
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
17
18
17
19
18
17
16
15
16
19
18
20
17
18
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