Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2334
1987
1848
1518
1617
1590
1358
1405
1207
1234
884
951
851
800
961
961
962
965
1172
1144
651
584
478
433
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:37PM1.35m
2:32AM1.26m
3:42PM1.44m
3:42AM1.20m
4:45PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.46m
8:42PM0.68m
8:54AM0.45m
10:04PM0.65m
9:50AM0.44m
11:22PM0.59m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
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5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
15
17
16
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
12
10
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