Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 398 | 235 | 270 | 270 | 277 | 284 | 294 | 295 | 306 | 318 | 314 | 297 | 281 | 258 | 262 | 181 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.02m | 5:36PM1.29m | 6:20AM1.13m | 6:23PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.52m | 11:09AM0.59m | 00:15AM0.46m | 12:08PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 15 |
| kJ | 245 | 241 | 235 | 270 | 270 | 277 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 215 | 181 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 398 | 398 | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 295 | 306 | 318 | 314 | 297 | 281 | 258 | 262 | — | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 131 | 108 | 108 | 85 | 85 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 85 | 85 | 77 |
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