Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.55° S 146.98° E

Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.5° 

Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) at 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
15
21
22
16
15
10
12
17
27
54
80
72
54
40
28
49
121
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:37PM0.82m
3:50AM0.78m
12:49PM0.89m
4:10PM0.95m
5:03AM0.85m
4:48PM0.99m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.47m
2:02AM0.75m
7:57AM0.41m
1:28PM0.88m
8:48PM0.41m
8:51AM0.51m
9:50PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
10
11
11
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
7
8
8
10
11
12
13
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