Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.0° C

Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 13	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	145	168	164	121	106	149	294	124	139	130	143	140	113	111	90	111	108	86	86	82	78	58	50	48
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SSE	ESE	ENE	N	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SE	E	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			5:54AM1.01m				6:35PM1.51m				6:41AM1.04m					7:15PM1.55m				7:23AM1.08m				7:52PM1.59m
Low Tide	00:41AM0.65m				11:32AM0.53m					1:23AM0.61m			12:19PM0.50m					2:00AM0.56m				1:03PM0.46m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	11	14	17	17	17	16	14	13	13	14	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	18	18	18	16
Feels °C	11	8	7	11	16	15	16	16	12	11	11	13	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	15	18	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	145	168	164	121	88	149	294	124	139	130	143	140	113	111	90	111	108	86	86	82	78	58	50	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	E 8	ENE 8	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 8	ENE 7	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 7	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	S 8	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 6	E 5	E 6
kJ	56	12	12	61	106	50	11	118	59	57	5	12	12	13	33	13	9	6	3	13	13	6	14	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 12	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	13	5	5	6	5	11	4	10	5	5	13	5	5	5	13	13	13	12	11	1	1	10	10	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	7	63	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	84	58	5
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