Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
578
419
408
638
334
289
271
220
227
222
222
173
173
180
264
103
190
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:34AM0.96m
4:57PM1.45m
5:48AM1.04m
6:03PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.49m
10:03AM0.55m
00:01AM0.44m
11:25AM0.51m
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
18
17
18
20
23
22
21
20
19
18
19
22
23
23
21
22
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
17
19
23
21
20
20
19
18
19
22
21
21
21
24
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