Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.8
S
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
75
205
167
33
32
20
23
80
25
25
24
251
485
575
680
799
748
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:13PM1.23m
10:36AM1.53m
10:48PM1.15m
11:12AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.34m
5:03PM0.40m
4:32AM0.37m
5:45PM0.46m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
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heavy rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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2
1
11
8
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
22
22
24
23
20
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
23
21
21
22
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
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