Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
S
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)10108161515141414131313121212121212999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98982214639361087107211261034961784658496428421421407349295328336455415333
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
1.53
6:20PM
1.13
6:36AM
1.56
7:13PM
1.23
7:27AM
1.57
7:57PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
0.54
11:58PM
0.59
1:25PM
0.49
1:01AM
0.54
2:03PM
0.45
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:49-------6:47-------6:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C161515202120201918181922232323222121202324242322
Feels °C (?)111112171818191817161719202122212020182021212121
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