Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 6PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.7
ENE
8
1
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
52
62
33
62
49
51
71
66
84
91
74
98
92
68
104
104
99
142
107
129
119
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.54m
11:35PM1.09m
12:13PM1.50m
00:40AM1.00m
1:22PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.35m
5:54PM0.43m
5:19AM0.42m
7:07PM0.49m
6:17AM0.48m
8:32PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
19
21
19
18
17
17
16
15
20
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
14
18
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
17
17
15
14
14
15
14
13
17
17
15
16
17
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