Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SE
18
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
445
434
398
338
299
270
221
193
169
183
134
83
134
130
115
118
104
101
91
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:30PM1.58m
8:51AM1.41m
9:08PM1.50m
9:30AM1.45m
9:44PM1.40m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.30m
2:51AM0.30m
2:55PM0.31m
3:21AM0.31m
3:38PM0.34m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
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