Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
12
0.9
E
10
1.2
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
2.2
S
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
341
275
223
232
212
162
222
222
428
283
1109
360
301
268
268
268
494
243
288
234
228
318
342
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.05m
00:59AM1.45m
1:43PM1.06m
1:58AM1.42m
2:56PM1.11m
3:00AM1.41m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.66m
6:02PM0.68m
8:04AM0.65m
7:10PM0.72m
9:00AM0.62m
8:27PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:18
6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
17
17
17
16
15
13
14
16
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
21
19
18
19
6
9
13
13
14
15
12
10
11
13
16
18
19
18
16
14
14
16
17
18
20
19
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
0.7
E
11
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.2
SSE
8
1
E
13
Energy kJ
359
341
275
173
232
120
149
222
206
428
171
377
114
301
268
268
268
254
175
169
199
155
197
342
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SE
11
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
15
0.7
E
11
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
181
149
196
162
162
159
162
128
131
193
283
138
4
149
152
152
166
175
4
5
4
38
112
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.6
E
14
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
131
223
167
212
93
4
222
133
138
4
10
65
60
4
4
4
6
4
6
30
134
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
702
1109
360
494
243
288
234
228
318
197
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
28
84
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
26
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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