Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2.5
SE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4.5
SE
11
5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1461
1221
1070
916
783
699
724
735
730
715
671
352
803
1047
1137
1450
4816
5526
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:00PM1.80m
10:26AM1.25m
10:46PM1.71m
11:16AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.35m
4:09PM0.39m
5:27AM0.38m
5:01PM0.46m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
 mm
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
10
10
11
11
10
10
13
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