Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 151 | 144 | 137 | 134 | 113 | 111 | 96 | 90 | 59 | 111 | 81 | 78 | 90 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 42 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.39m | 9:57PM1.41m | 10:33AM1.41m | 10:38PM1.28m | 11:20AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.17m | 4:14AM0.06m | 4:42PM0.23m | 4:50AM0.11m | 5:38PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 5 |
158 | 151 | 144 | 137 | 134 | 89 | 111 | 88 | 76 | 59 | 111 | 81 | 78 | 90 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 42 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 90 | 96 | 90 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 10 | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | E 9 |
30 | 34 | 63 | 102 | 95 | — | 22 | 22 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 76 | 40 | 51 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
130 | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 169 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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