Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE 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 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 117 | 99 | 94 | 126 | 147 | 131 | 117 | 153 | 178 | 188 | 422 | 262 | 227 | 180 | 180 | 458 | 518 | 379 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.56m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.60m | 8:03AM1.20m | 8:13PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:12PM0.16m | 2:11AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
111 | 117 | 99 | 94 | 75 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 251 | 262 | 227 | 180 | 180 | 458 | 518 | 379 | 359 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 15 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | S 15 | S 15 | NE 11 |
5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 42 | 71 | — | 17 | 17 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 14 | 7 | 41 | 126 | 147 | 131 | 117 | 153 | 178 | 188 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 78 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 46 | 19 | 0 |
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