Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
226 | 180 | 158 | 151 | 235 | 137 | 134 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 90 | 59 | 111 | 81 | 69 | 147 | 98 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.51m | 9:52AM1.39m | 9:57PM1.41m | 10:33AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.17m | 4:14AM0.06m | 4:42PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
25 | 180 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 137 | 134 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 76 | 59 | 111 | 81 | 69 | 147 | 98 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 |
6 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 90 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | N 12 | E 10 |
8 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 63 | 102 | 95 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 76 | 40 | — | 3 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 |
226 | 151 | 130 | — | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 16 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 316 | 46 | 0 |
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