Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
207
312
427
316
452
247
200
361
129
331
308
433
401
327
320
275
264
253
247
266
388
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:54AM1.51m
11:08PM1.02m
11:33AM1.44m
11:49PM0.93m
12:18PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.26m
4:51AM0.26m
6:13PM0.33m
5:27AM0.34m
7:07PM0.40m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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6:11
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6:09
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6:54
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6:55
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6:57
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 mm
2
3
2
2
1
1
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1
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2
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
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