Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
169
169
169
298
319
335
335
357
403
308
377
408
408
375
327
366
319
319
355
278
250
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
S
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:26PM1.25m
5:24AM0.97m
5:17PM1.30m
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.51m
11:21PM0.32m
10:56AM0.46m
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
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6:03
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6:03
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6:01
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6:59
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7:00
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7:00
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 mm
2
2
1
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2
3
4
5
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
12
12
16
11
5
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
18
17
19
20
20
18
17
17
18
15
16
16
16
16
17
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