Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.4° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
52
50
49
96
39
39
78
78
57
54
54
46
46
63
59
88
226
232
229
223
209
156
85
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
10
S
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
5
E
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM1.68m
10:43PM1.18m
11:11AM1.67m
11:33PM1.10m
12:03PM1.63m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.24m
4:59PM0.29m
4:26AM0.28m
5:54PM0.33m
5:11AM0.34m
6:57PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
17
17
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
23
20
21
20
19
19
21
19
16
15
19
19
17
18
18
19
17
17
20
19
18
19
19
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