Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 18 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | S 9 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 54 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 69 | 128 | 123 | 120 | 59 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 237 | 207 | 254 | 257 | 302 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44AM0.90m | 3:34PM1.27m | 4:08AM0.93m | 4:38PM1.31m | 5:09AM1.00m | 5:29PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.63m | 10:39PM0.64m | 9:38AM0.61m | 11:30PM0.58m | 10:45AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 8 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 54 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 128 | 123 | 120 | 59 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 56 | — | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | SE 11 | SSE 19 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 13 | E 7 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 21 | NE 10 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 23 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 69 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 19 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 41 | 98 | 237 | 207 | 254 | 257 | 302 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 333 | 400 | 131 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 84 | 77 | 0 | 66 | 131 | 7 | 515 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
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