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Woody Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Woody Head today?
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | |
670 | 670 | 508 | 432 | 373 | 345 | 345 | 288 | 288 | 280 | 143 | 136 | 220 | 191 | 196 | 266 | 287 | 333 | 365 | 427 | 374 | 259 | 221 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:59PM1.12m | 4:08AM1.49m | 5:02PM1.22m | 5:07AM1.47m | 5:52PM1.32m | 5:56AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.55m | 9:31PM0.68m | 11:01AM0.53m | 10:47PM0.65m | 11:44AM0.50m | 11:49PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | N 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | N 17 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 136 | 220 | 191 | 196 | 266 | 287 | — | — | — | 374 | 259 | 6 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 17 | — | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 2 | 102 | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 670 | 670 | 508 | 432 | 373 | 345 | 345 | 288 | 288 | 280 | 143 | 79 | — | — | 91 | 71 | — | 333 | 365 | 427 | — | — | 221 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 84 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
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