
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
283 | 229 | 229 | 172 | 176 | 123 | 120 | 86 | 82 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 74 | 91 | 131 | 124 | 120 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.92m | 2:19PM1.27m | 2:44AM0.90m | 3:34PM1.27m | 4:08AM0.93m | 4:38PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.67m | 8:18AM0.63m | 10:39PM0.64m | 9:38AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 8 | SSE 10 | NE 4 |
283 | 229 | 229 | 172 | 176 | 123 | 120 | 86 | 82 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 131 | 124 | 120 | 59 | 12 | 20 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 |
31 | 31 | 60 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 25 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SSE 14 |
98 | 97 | 148 | 58 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 55 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 74 | 91 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 22 | 51 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 351 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 333 | 503 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 84 | 77 | 0 |
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