Woody Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Coast – New South Wales, Australia)

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Woody Head Surf Guide

Woody Head in North Coast - New South Wales is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds are from the west southwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. There is no reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Beware of - Rocks.

Woody Head Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	23.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Woody Head:

The best conditions reported for surf at Woody Head occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Woody Head (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Woody Head with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in June while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Woody Head surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Woody Head Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 07:55 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Woody Head

Current tide and informaton

For Iluka, Australia, 6 km from Woody Head.

Next High Water: 11:37am | 1.07m

Next Low Water: 05:09pm | 0.63m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Woody Head Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (23.3 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 23.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite