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Woody Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woody Head today?
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | |
880 | 1039 | 1052 | 1052 | 982 | 924 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 694 | 923 | 885 | 848 | 885 | 904 | 843 | 755 | 673 | 605 | 535 | 474 | 464 | 408 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.86m | 9:10AM1.28m | 9:37PM1.87m | 10:03AM1.22m | 10:29PM1.84m | 10:58AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.37m | 2:51PM0.36m | 4:26AM0.38m | 3:39PM0.40m | 5:24AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 679 | 734 | 786 | 803 | 732 | 665 | 665 | 601 | 619 | — | — | 885 | 848 | 885 | 904 | 843 | 755 | 673 | 605 | 535 | 474 | 464 | 408 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 27 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 880 | 1039 | 1052 | 1052 | 982 | 924 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 694 | 923 | 361 | 204 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 121 | 531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 131 | 131 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 305 | 131 | 131 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
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