Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 419 | 332 | 222 | 245 | 208 | 208 | 214 | 204 | 176 | 164 | 93 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.32m | 1:01AM1.07m | 2:04PM1.30m | 2:00AM0.99m | 3:12PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.66m | 7:05AM0.55m | 8:43PM0.71m | 7:57AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 530 | 419 | 332 | 220 | 204 | 208 | 208 | 214 | 204 | 176 | 164 | 93 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 24 | 32 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 9 | 17 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 222 | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 46 | 23 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 333 | 333 | 116 | 77 |
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