Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
E
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
35
29
52
35
49
51
35
37
45
68
107
148
194
194
189
189
153
150
119
116
119
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM1.45m
3:26AM1.07m
4:26PM1.53m
4:46AM1.06m
5:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.47m
9:58PM0.62m
9:21AM0.48m
11:20PM0.56m
10:31AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
16
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
10
12
17
15
16
16
13
11
11
13
16
15
15
16
13
12
12
15
15
14
13
12
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