Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
277 | 337 | 355 | 315 | 561 | 469 | 199 | 188 | 148 | 136 | 104 | 127 | 156 | 112 | 137 | 181 | 191 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.80m | 9:03AM1.28m | 9:16PM1.71m | 9:46AM1.32m | 9:55PM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM-0.05m | 2:51PM0.04m | 3:45AM-0.03m | 3:38PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
41 | 210 | 215 | 315 | 300 | 254 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 42 | 104 | 127 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 9 | S 20 | NE 9 | S 19 | SSE 19 | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 | S 15 | S 20 | N 8 | — | — |
8 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 2 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
277 | 337 | 355 | 1 | 561 | 469 | 199 | 188 | 148 | 136 | 36 | 10 | 156 | 112 | 137 | 181 | 191 | 253 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 78 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 7 | 179 | 78 | 28 |
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