Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.7
SE
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
7
6
8
180
171
151
126
271
254
213
197
193
308
195
170
149
170
269
333
404
419
216
247
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38AM1.17m
9:00PM1.62m
9:15AM1.20m
9:33PM1.61m
9:54AM1.24m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.48m
2:22PM0.42m
3:37AM0.44m
3:00PM0.42m
4:08AM0.42m
3:39PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
13
13
15
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
9
9
10
12
11
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
11
12
13
13
14
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