
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 3AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
810 | 736 | 655 | 637 | 585 | 550 | 550 | 503 | 472 | 444 | 472 | 327 | 327 | 756 | 662 | 1256 | 2937 | 3760 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.71m | 11:04AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | S 21 |
7 | 27 | 26 | 63 | 64 | 34 | 63 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 327 | 327 | 36 | 662 | 1256 | 2527 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 |
2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 76 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
810 | 736 | 655 | 637 | 585 | 550 | 550 | 503 | 472 | 444 | 472 | 119 | 243 | 756 | 267 | 260 | 2937 | 3760 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 78 | 339 | 384 | 384 | 173 | 47 | 7 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 430 | 430 | 519 | 219 |
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