Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.0°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
356
310
269
203
259
204
204
236
146
294
329
392
469
516
499
240
340
220
256
493
440
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
6:47AM1.24m
6:46PM1.37m
7:24AM1.39m
7:28PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.38m
00:35AM0.15m
12:43PM0.29m
1:08AM0.07m
1:30PM0.20m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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6:01
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6:00
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7:00
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 mm
25
12
12
9
7
2
2
2
5
3
1
1
1
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
23
22
22
20
19
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
15
17
17
17
18
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
22
20
20
18
18
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