Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.5
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
373
334
314
300
421
126
171
456
456
408
361
321
314
272
272
294
241
246
241
183
179
176
168
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:49PM0.93m
12:18PM1.36m
00:40AM0.85m
1:12PM1.28m
1:48AM0.81m
2:16PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.34m
7:07PM0.40m
6:11AM0.41m
8:14PM0.45m
7:09AM0.48m
9:28PM0.45m
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light rain
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
light rain
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6:05
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6:57
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 mm
1
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1
2
1
1
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1
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1
1
2
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
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