Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.4° 

Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Woody Head today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
7
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.8
SE
15
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
441
230
225
193
16
252
295
247
218
116
195
407
423
261
449
388
323
287
281
275
281
294
307
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:15AM1.20m
9:33PM1.61m
9:54AM1.24m
10:08PM1.58m
10:34AM1.27m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.44m
3:00PM0.42m
4:08AM0.42m
3:39PM0.44m
4:40AM0.40m
4:21PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
16
16
17
16
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
9
10
11
11
11
13
13
10
9
9
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
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