Woolgoolga Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.2° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
21
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
E
8
0.6
SSE
9
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
235
185
169
158
137
113
122
117
81
121
141
104
74
71
69
69
159
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08PM1.63m
8:36AM1.43m
8:46PM1.53m
9:14AM1.47m
9:23PM1.40m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.02m
2:36PM0.07m
3:01AM0.01m
3:20PM0.12m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
15
15
16
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
15
13
13
14
16
16
15
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
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