
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 164 | 144 | 156 | 156 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 307 | 124 | 262 | 151 | 221 | 302 | 261 | 311 | 419 | 449 | 389 | 181 | 172 | 147 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.14m | 7:51PM1.83m | 8:19AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.80m | 9:03AM1.28m | 9:16PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.01m | 1:15PM0.03m | 2:30AM-0.04m | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:09AM-0.05m | 2:51PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 |
65 | 164 | 144 | 156 | 156 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 80 | 43 | 120 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 197 | 147 | 237 | 194 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | S 21 | NE 10 | — | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 9 |
38 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 41 | 56 | 41 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 11 | — | NE 3 | WSW 2 | NE 6 | N 11 | SSE 9 | N 11 | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 9 | S 19 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | SSE 10 |
55 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 41 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 307 | 124 | 262 | 151 | 221 | 302 | 261 | 311 | 419 | 449 | 389 | 181 | 172 | 147 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 78 | 19 | 7 |
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