Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
54
78
76
90
94
161
192
88
106
85
77
81
83
85
96
94
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:08PM1.43m
6:21AM1.05m
6:48PM1.48m
7:01AM1.12m
7:24PM1.53m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.57m
12:02PM0.49m
1:26AM0.51m
12:47PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
15
18
21
21
19
18
18
18
17
19
22
22
20
17
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
15
18
19
18
16
16
16
17
17
19
21
20
18
14
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