Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (21 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
164 | 102 | 113 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 88 | 25 | 21 | 56 | 79 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 53 | 24 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM0.99m | 3:12PM1.30m | 3:17AM0.94m | 4:21PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.71m | 7:57AM0.59m | 10:08PM0.71m | 9:01AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
164 | 97 | 77 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 56 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | 46 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | 9 | 17 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | N 2 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | N 4 | — | ENE 7 | NE 4 | — |
120 | 102 | 113 | — | — | — | 1 | 88 | 25 | 21 | 37 | 79 | — | 9 | — | 53 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 84 | 95 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 305 | 220 | 116 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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