Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.9
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
76
79
293
395
408
516
662
672
502
408
366
361
321
297
257
222
227
199
203
153
209
202
168
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:44AM1.15m
6:57PM1.48m
7:31AM1.26m
7:43PM1.47m
8:12AM1.36m
8:24PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.38m
12:32PM0.45m
1:33AM0.34m
1:28PM0.39m
2:07AM0.31m
2:16PM0.35m
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clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
16
14
14
18
18
17
17
17
15
13
14
21
23
22
20
18
Feels °C
20
19
13
14
13
13
12
13
12
9
9
14
14
14
15
17
13
11
12
19
19
18
18
18
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