Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
128 | 348 | 361 | 140 | 124 | 115 | 194 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 75 | 64 | 112 | 133 | 158 | 188 | 238 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.49m | 6:52AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.56m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.22m | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:12PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
17 | 183 | 159 | 140 | 124 | 115 | 96 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 199 | 174 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | NE 13 | N 12 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
— | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — |
128 | 348 | 361 | 2 | — | — | 194 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 64 | 112 | 133 | 158 | 188 | 238 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 135 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 78 | 7 | 1 |
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