Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
21.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
1.5
S
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
55
233
141
140
174
160
323
132
110
112
116
432
789
1103
1056
759
881
935
876
958
956
941
986
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.16m
11:11PM1.57m
11:46AM1.19m
11:52PM1.51m
12:38PM1.22m
00:37AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.49m
4:34PM0.54m
5:56AM0.48m
5:22PM0.59m
6:34AM0.47m
6:19PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
16
17
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
15
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
E
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.1
NE
7
0.4
ESE
11
1
SSE
13
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
57
55
163
136
140
85
160
124
114
110
112
116
116
110
2
39
351
61
65
60
58
57
50
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
E
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ESE
15
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
13
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
18
18
98
141
139
174
55
151
16
16
16
3
15
3
73
57
63
92
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
ESE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
16
0.4
ESE
14
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
37
21
55
18
64
73
14
4
4
5
66
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
1
SSE
6
1.5
S
7
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.7
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
25
72
233
323
132
54
92
201
432
789
1103
1056
759
881
935
876
958
956
941
986
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
4
4
4
0
0
4
4
28
94
134
134
134
190
7
134
7
683
644
7
7
7
84
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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