Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)13131212999991199999888887887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78465849642836133635238751768544543538931831129024918514913811195116104
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.56
7:13PM
1.23
7:27AM
1.57
7:57PM
1.33
8:10AM
1.56
8:36PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.49
1:01AM
0.54
2:03PM
0.45
1:53AM
0.48
2:35PM
0.43
2:38AM
0.45
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:47-------6:45-------6:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-------12111----
Temp. °C192223232222212020212323222120201921222222222122
Feels °C (?)161820202020191819192020202019201921222122232122
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