Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 9PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)7888666616555555664477778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2926183624231512254760483755553666424690931376264
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
1.58
11:31PM
1.44
11:44AM
1.50
12:16AM
1.46
12:27PM
1.38
1:07AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.34
5:32AM
0.41
5:59PM
0.36
6:24AM
0.47
6:38PM
0.40
7:24AM
0.54
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset-7:29-------7:28-------7:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272624242321202627262524232121252626242422212126
Feels °C (?)272423252421202525242424232222252424232522222227
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