Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 2.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.6
SE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111678889810101010910999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334561451504573493423384367314348404216211151186168168138138135152135101
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
1.24
12:05PM
1.53
12:41AM
1.27
12:48PM
1.44
1:34AM
1.30
1:37PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.36
5:39AM
0.44
6:38PM
0.37
6:30AM
0.49
7:17PM
0.38
7:30AM
0.55
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:09---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:46-------7:46
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C272423222222232322222121212424242323222021252826
Feels °C (?)272220202121222321222223232523222223232123262725
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