Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM
11 PM
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
242
216
237
206
190
159
159
155
152
132
123
120
89
157
186
247
247
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:47AM0.90m
2:27PM1.28m
3:08AM0.89m
3:36PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.61m
7:17AM0.60m
9:40PM0.61m
8:33AM0.63m
10:44PM0.58m
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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6:05
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6:57
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6:57
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 mm
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1
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1
1
1
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1
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
15
16
16
17
15
16
17
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
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