Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
790
762
736
730
651
564
553
402
392
386
327
327
327
284
284
234
194
194
153
153
121
121
121
122
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
5
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
0
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
6:04AM1.24m
6:44PM1.55m
6:46AM1.20m
7:20PM1.61m
7:25AM1.17m
7:56PM1.64m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.49m
1:13AM0.60m
12:34PM0.48m
1:55AM0.58m
1:07PM0.48m
2:34AM0.56m
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
4:55
5
6
1
5
Temp °C
17
18
20
18
17
17
14
13
14
18
22
21
18
17
17
15
15
19
21
22
18
16
13
13
18
20
21
19
15
16
11
9
11
14
20
19
16
15
15
13
13
15
17
21
17
13
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
790
762
736
730
651
564
553
402
392
386
327
327
327
284
284
234
194
194
153
153
121
92
115
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
1.2
NNE
6
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
8
8
8
90
2
6
6
9
6
10
11
14
5
6
6
11
40
92
88
84
86
121
121
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
17
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
7
15
5
12
6
11
5
7
5
6
6
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
1
NNE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
68
3
6
9
10
2
2
3
5
4
5
5
3
1
2
2
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
9
0
58
5
58
9
9
9
0
5
9
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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