Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) surf break

Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

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Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) this week:

The surf forecast for Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 05) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 07) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Friday (May 08) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Tue 5th May)2.5ft (0.8m) 10s
Best Surf 1AM (Tue 5th May)2.5ft (0.8m) 10s
Most Powerful10AM (Thu 7th May)6ft (1.8m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.4
SW
5
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.6
SW
5
1.8
SSW
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SE
10
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
118
94
87
54
59
58
123
226
49
31
17
8
14
71
61
47
55
28
23
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
W
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:28PM1.05m
5:06PM1.00m
11:13PM1.00m
5:32PM1.02m
00:03AM0.95m
5:54PM1.03m
1:05AM0.93m
6:11PM1.04m
2:36AM0.92m
6:24PM1.04m
4:11AM0.94m
6:36PM1.05m
5:01AM0.96m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.87m
7:49AM0.24m
8:07PM0.86m
8:38AM0.22m
8:58PM0.84m
9:21AM0.20m
9:40PM0.81m
9:58AM0.19m
10:15PM0.77m
10:29AM0.17m
10:44PM0.71m
10:56AM0.16m
11:15PM0.64m
11:23AM0.17m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:21
5:20
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
10
2
1
3
Temp °C
21
16
16
16
14
18
19
13
11
11
13
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
12
11
11
11
15
16
7
3
3
6
9
8
9
11
10
12
12
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
179
118
94
72
22
59
58
79
50
49
27
17
8
14
15
15
14
15
15
5
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
N
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.1
SW
19
0.4
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
28
24
1
26
54
15
16
14
31
7
3
8
9
9
2
10
14
23
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
42
41
19
9
9
9
9
29
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.6
NW
3
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.9
WSW
7
1.6
SW
5
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
7
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
Energy kJ
3
9
408
87
3
2
68
123
226
338
243
545
569
282
71
61
47
55
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
8
1
4
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
232
227
0
0
0
275
359
407
232
275
381
70
227
260
70
0
0
78
78
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
4
8
4
4
7
5
5
4
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
8
6
6
7
5
5
4
4
4
5
8
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Information about the Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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