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Voodoo surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Voodoo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Voodoo sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Voodoo today?
The current surf forecast for Voodoo at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Voodoo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 448 | 168 | 73 | 71 | 111 | 117 | 120 | 127 | 135 | 172 | 1 | 112 | 230 | 293 | 603 | 614 | 402 | 280 | 250 | 207 | 153 | 467 | 573 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | on | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 1.25 | 5:18AM 1.31 | 5:10PM 1.17 | 6:03AM 1.38 | 6:04PM 1.13 | 6:45AM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:40PM 0.47 | 11:27AM 0.65 | 11:21PM 0.48 | 12:27PM 0.59 | 12:01AM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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