Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
249
249
453
226
232
231
201
267
318
402
412
370
639
223
157
138
113
83
66
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28PM1.38m
8:01AM1.53m
8:10PM1.36m
8:40AM1.64m
8:54PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.02m
2:16PM0.11m
2:17AM-0.01m
3:02PM0.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
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5
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Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
27
29
20
19
18
Feels °C
20
19
19
20
20
18
20
21
21
19
20
19
19
20
21
27
31
18
17
16
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