Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 6PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 230 | 404 | 450 | 480 | 479 | 599 | 528 | 290 | 284 | 267 | 256 | 256 | 235 | 234 | 778 | 1318 | 1569 | 1312 | 1118 | 1022 | 1011 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53AM1.09m | 6:17PM1.61m | 6:45AM1.18m | 7:06PM1.63m | 7:30AM1.27m | 7:50PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.42m | 1:03AM0.37m | 12:33PM0.36m | 1:43AM0.32m | 1:24PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | S 24 | E 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 407 | 355 | 290 | 284 | 267 | 256 | 256 | 235 | 52 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 16 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 24 | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 212 | 230 | 404 | 450 | 480 | 479 | 599 | 528 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 90 | 234 | 778 | 1318 | 1569 | 1312 | 1118 | 1022 | 1011 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 134 | 190 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 333 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 131 | 145 | 145 | 190 | 190 | 7 | 79 |
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