Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.33m | 4:34AM0.95m | 5:20PM1.38m | 5:34AM0.99m | 6:08PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.68m | 10:10AM0.59m | 00:13AM0.63m | 11:11AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
36 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 52 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 38 | 32 | 66 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 66 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 84 | 85 | 58 |
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