Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 10 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

22.6°C

Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (16 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue night).
	Sun 15		Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	E 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	SE 6	ESE 6	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	293	81	81	79	78	71	71	71	80	69	528	349	241	192	145	128	57	64	57	50
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	SW	S	S	S	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			1:20AM0.93m				1:41PM1.33m					2:28AM0.94m				2:37PM1.29m				3:40AM0.98m
Low Tide	7:52PM0.54m				6:45AM0.57m					8:48PM0.54m			7:51AM0.62m					9:42PM0.51m


	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	7:20
mm	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	30	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	19	19	18	18	18	17	20	21	21	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	18	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	15	16	16	14	17	18	18	18	19	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	112	50	37	79	78	71	71	71	80	69	68	48	46	47	46	46	56	33	33	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	E 10	NNE 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 6	NE 6	SE 14	SE 12	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	S 8
kJ	79	81	81	21	21	11	10	8	71	3	4	4	2	2	8	6	46	46	21	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	WSW 2	S 9	S 9	NE 11	S 8	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 6	NE 11	S 17	S 17	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 7	SSE 6
kJ	3	1	2	2	5	1	4	4	4	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	21	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	—	—	S 3	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	ENE 6	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	—
kJ	293	—	—	2	26	38	56	55	8	144	528	349	241	192	145	128	57	64	57	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	58	0	0	0	7	7	7	4	0	28	7	26	28	7	7	84	7	7	4	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	8	5

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