Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 146 | 121 | 117 | 97 | 77 | 76 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 66 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 58 | 35 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.23m | 1:46AM0.84m | 2:58PM1.23m | 3:12AM0.80m | 4:07PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.55m | 7:39AM0.41m | 10:01PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
156 | 146 | 121 | 117 | 97 | 77 | 76 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 6 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 6 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 9 |
10 | — | 2 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — |
— | 88 | 83 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 66 | 46 | 84 | 75 | 61 | — | — | 58 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 169 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 238 | 135 | 121 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
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