Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 456 | 456 | 416 | 408 | 437 | 383 | 414 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 241 | 220 | 220 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:40AM0.85m | 1:12PM1.28m | 1:48AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.40m | 6:11AM0.41m | 8:14PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.48m | 9:28PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 41 | 456 | 416 | 408 | 437 | 40 | 40 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 241 | 220 | 220 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | — | 7 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 38 | 98 | 98 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 32 | 57 | 30 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 307 | 456 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 383 | 414 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 49 | 48 | — | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 611 | 1190 | 220 | 78 | 78 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 309 | 220 | 78 | 46 | 7 |
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