Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
76
57
57
57
57
57
60
64
63
63
61
61
90
84
64
62
61
43
42
62
127
186
259
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
0
NNE
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:54AM1.14m
7:23PM1.75m
7:45AM1.20m
8:10PM1.77m
8:31AM1.26m
8:54PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.41m
12:35PM0.35m
2:09AM0.35m
1:29PM0.31m
2:51AM0.32m
2:20PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
19
22
21
19
17
14
13
13
17
20
19
19
17
16
14
13
16
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
10
10
14
19
18
17
17
11
10
10
15
18
16
16
13
12
10
10
13
16
13
14
13
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