Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
13
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
82
61
62
63
63
61
61
60
79
151
191
221
287
280
323
349
428
238
238
181
153
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:45AM1.20m
8:10PM1.77m
8:31AM1.26m
8:54PM1.75m
9:16AM1.31m
9:36PM1.68m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.31m
2:51AM0.32m
2:20PM0.30m
3:30AM0.31m
3:08PM0.31m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
17
20
21
19
15
15
14
13
16
18
17
17
16
15
13
13
15
18
17
18
16
Feels °C
9
15
18
18
14
11
11
10
9
13
14
13
14
13
12
10
10
12
14
14
16
14
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