
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | 241 | 246 | 220 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 172 | 129 | 105 | 91 | 75 | 105 | 212 | 182 | 212 | 213 | 208 | 208 | 177 | 173 | 251 | 295 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:48AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.24m | 3:13AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.23m | 4:29AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.48m | 9:28PM0.45m | 8:25AM0.52m | 10:33PM0.40m | 9:47AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
266 | 241 | 246 | 220 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 172 | 129 | 93 | 51 | 75 | 105 | 137 | 182 | 212 | 213 | 208 | 208 | 177 | 173 | 203 | 228 | 262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
30 | 21 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 72 | 72 | 105 | 91 | 39 | 80 | 51 | 45 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | ENE 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — |
40 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
— | 52 | 50 | 67 | 43 | 46 | — | 52 | 68 | — | — | — | 40 | 212 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 251 | 295 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 46 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 78 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
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