
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 235 | 256 | 283 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 123 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 42 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 46 | 72 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:04AM0.88m | 12:56PM1.24m | 1:14AM0.80m | 2:09PM1.21m | 2:46AM0.78m | 3:23PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.39m | 7:52PM0.52m | 6:49AM0.46m | 9:21PM0.51m | 8:10AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 235 | 256 | 283 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 123 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 42 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 46 | 69 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 40 | 31 | 51 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 52 | 37 | 59 | 67 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 137 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 16 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 4 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 106 | 61 | 60 | 100 | 96 | 99 | 59 | 57 | 46 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 78 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 46 | 420 | 46 | 0 |
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