Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 04 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
2
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
908
944
1089
1235
1257
1151
934
934
843
828
743
748
834
535
524
596
610
610
530
459
449
384
371
314
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01PM1.62m
10:11AM1.14m
10:39PM1.58m
10:51AM1.10m
11:20PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.50m
4:41AM0.57m
3:49PM0.54m
5:24AM0.61m
4:26PM0.58m
6:12AM0.64m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
2
4
3
4
2
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
20
18
18
21
24
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
22
21
20
19
18
17
17
21
24
22
20
22
21
19
19
22
24
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
2
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
908
944
1089
1235
1257
1151
934
934
843
828
743
748
834
535
524
596
610
610
530
459
449
384
371
314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
12
12
11
26
21
4
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
11
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
6
35
15
39
77
37
14
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
84
131
58
5
0
0
0
79
7
7
7
7
0
7
0
4
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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