Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolgoolga Back Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolgoolga Back Beach at 10AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 102 | 410 | 672 | 1159 | 1813 | 2205 | 1961 | 3706 | 3527 | 2864 | 1339 | 1249 | 1080 | 1412 | 1155 | 660 | 528 | 397 | 349 | 300 | 133 | 132 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.12m | 11:11AM1.38m | 11:15PM0.99m | 11:58AM1.31m | 00:04AM0.88m | 12:56PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.22m | 5:36PM0.38m | 5:08AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.46m | 5:50AM0.39m | 7:52PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1839 | 1724 | 1492 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 908 | 766 | 660 | 528 | 397 | 349 | 300 | 133 | 114 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 132 | 132 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | N 16 | S 15 | E 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 102 | 410 | 672 | 1159 | 1813 | 2205 | 1961 | 3706 | 3527 | 2864 | 1339 | 1249 | 1080 | 1412 | 1155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 162 | 344 | 415 | 1167 | 1167 | 828 | 697 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 60 | 105 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 78 | 169 | 0 | 0 |
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