
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 3AM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). 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. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | 40 | 35 | 131 | 448 | 637 | 1003 | 1658 | 2046 | 2000 | 1875 | 1691 | 2701 | 2374 | 1965 | 1001 | 1326 | 1155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.12m | 11:11AM1.38m | 11:15PM0.99m | 11:58AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.28m | 4:33AM0.22m | 5:36PM0.38m | 5:08AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
9 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1422 | 1209 | 1058 | 7 | 889 | 750 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 14 | ENE 14 | NE 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 13 | S 19 | S 19 |
4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
52 | 119 | 4 | 131 | 448 | 637 | 1003 | 1658 | 2046 | 2000 | 1875 | 1691 | 2701 | 2374 | 1965 | 1001 | 1326 | 1155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 5 | 72 | 180 | 219 | 415 | 1167 | 1167 | 828 | 654 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 105 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 7 |
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