Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 210 | 248 | 344 | 270 | 232 | 207 | 216 | 199 | 194 | 283 | 284 | 161 | 161 | 136 | 105 | 103 | 84 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.37m | 9:41PM1.50m | 10:07AM1.41m | 10:18PM1.43m | 10:49AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.33m | 3:26PM0.37m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:10PM0.39m | 4:31AM0.34m | 4:58PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
74 | 71 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 199 | 194 | 190 | 169 | 23 | 161 | 136 | 105 | 103 | 84 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 44 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 15 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 17 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
36 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 22 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | S 16 | — | NE 15 | — | NE 15 | S 17 | NE 13 | SE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | E 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
1 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 62 | 3 | 70 | 68 | 12 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 40 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
167 | 210 | 248 | 344 | 270 | 232 | 207 | 216 | 142 | 154 | 283 | 284 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 14 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 333 | 116 | 5 |
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