Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.12° S 153.21° E

Woolgoolga Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolgoolga Back Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.7
S
6
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
141
128
397
330
54
138
65
35
19
19
25
25
193
261
353
557
767
506
383
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
E
10
E
5
SW
5
WNW
15
SW
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:54PM1.21m
10:17AM1.56m
10:30PM1.11m
10:54AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.12m
4:44PM0.19m
4:18AM0.18m
5:27PM0.26m
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3
6
6
3
2
3
1
3
3
1
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Temp °C
27
23
22
24
22
23
22
24
22
19
19
19
19
18
16
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
23
21
21
25
22
23
23
25
22
20
21
21
19
13
12
13
11
11
11
11
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