Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
314
297
289
289
247
215
242
160
223
235
181
220
276
310
505
429
362
210
347
246
240
226
196
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:20AM1.13m
6:23PM1.33m
7:01AM1.25m
7:06PM1.35m
7:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.36m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.46m
12:08PM0.53m
00:51AM0.39m
12:59PM0.46m
1:25AM0.32m
1:47PM0.39m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
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6:59
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7:00
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 mm
8
12
11
11
9
6
4
2
1
2
3
1
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1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
22
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
18
19
18
18
20
20
22
21
20
20
19
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