Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
21.1°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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
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
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
E
8
0.8
SE
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
314
272
272
266
241
246
220
183
179
179
172
145
114
107
105
110
133
187
212
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:48AM0.81m
2:16PM1.24m
3:13AM0.81m
3:25PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.45m
7:09AM0.48m
9:28PM0.45m
8:25AM0.52m
10:33PM0.40m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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6:05
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6:57
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6:58
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6:59
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 mm
1
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1
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2
2
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2
2
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1
3
3
2
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
19
19
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
15
17
17
15
15
16
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