Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Woody Head today (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
62
63
63
61
61
74
84
147
183
226
253
381
332
355
516
256
211
201
155
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:10PM1.77m
8:31AM1.26m
8:54PM1.75m
9:16AM1.31m
9:36PM1.68m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.31m
2:51AM0.32m
2:20PM0.30m
3:30AM0.31m
3:08PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
17
16
15
14
13
16
18
17
17
16
15
13
13
15
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
17
13
12
11
10
9
13
14
13
14
13
12
10
10
12
14
14
14
14
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