Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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 Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.6
NNE
6
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
184
106
101
68
47
33
26
17
16
15
13
13
13
12
16
20
16
12
12
197
63
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
30
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.40m
9:07AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.11m
2:48AM0.03m
3:23PM0.11m
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
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clear
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6:15
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6:53
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1
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Temp °C
20
28
23
21
20
20
19
19
20
23
23
21
21
21
21
20
21
29
26
24
25
24
Feels °C
17
26
23
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
19
20
27
24
21
25
24
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