Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 999 | 868 | 784 | 637 | 505 | 460 | 418 | 370 | 359 | 320 | 283 | 229 | 229 | 210 | 159 | 126 | 120 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.99m | 1:09PM1.30m | 1:19AM0.92m | 2:19PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.62m | 6:06AM0.55m | 8:04PM0.67m | 7:02AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 637 | 505 | 460 | 418 | 370 | 359 | 320 | 283 | 229 | 229 | 210 | 159 | 126 | 120 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 16 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 62 | 57 | 98 | 97 | 148 | — | 74 | 75 | 58 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 999 | 868 | 784 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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