Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
1.3
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
69
110
123
102
101
57
35
38
91
77
172
265
330
730
522
365
183
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07AM0.83m
4:24PM1.29m
5:03AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.45m
9:31AM0.47m
11:19PM0.36m
10:34AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
22
20
20
21
27
29
26
22
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
20
17
17
18
23
23
21
20
15
14
15
16
16
17
17
18
17
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