Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
212
203
215
261
314
389
429
382
503
412
386
256
279
231
204
226
248
254
248
274
326
418
899
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:01AM1.25m
7:06PM1.35m
7:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.36m
8:19AM1.49m
8:30PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.39m
12:59PM0.46m
1:25AM0.32m
1:47PM0.39m
1:58AM0.27m
2:33PM0.33m
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5:58
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 mm
4
7
4
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
22
22
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
17
18
17
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
20
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
21
20
21
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