Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
229
229
172
176
123
120
86
82
54
53
31
29
30
32
74
91
131
124
120
59
57
25
20
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
1:19AM0.92m
2:19PM1.27m
2:44AM0.90m
3:34PM1.27m
4:08AM0.93m
4:38PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.60m
9:27PM0.67m
8:18AM0.63m
10:39PM0.64m
9:38AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
21
25
21
20
19
18
18
17
23
24
22
20
19
18
19
19
25
29
26
23
21
Feels °C
14
12
12
19
21
18
20
20
17
16
14
20
20
18
17
18
17
17
16
23
24
21
21
19
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