Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
23.6° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
12
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.7
SE
13
1.2
SE
12
1
SE
12
2.2
S
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.6
E
14
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
212
185
222
180
428
264
1109
360
308
308
268
254
213
208
245
268
256
134
342
336
336
336
336
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:59AM1.45m
1:43PM1.06m
1:58AM1.42m
2:56PM1.11m
3:00AM1.41m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.68m
8:04AM0.65m
7:10PM0.72m
9:00AM0.62m
8:27PM0.73m
9:51AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:06
5:06
5:05
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
16
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
20
14
14
12
11
11
13
17
18
19
18
16
16
14
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.2
SE
12
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
0.7
E
11
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
SSE
8
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
Energy kJ
232
120
185
222
169
428
264
424
114
308
308
268
254
213
172
169
199
155
75
342
336
336
336
336
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
S
8
1
SE
12
0.7
E
11
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
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
162
159
162
128
131
165
264
112
4
152
149
152
172
178
4
5
4
38
112
78
75
102
98
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.7
SE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
20
0.4
SSE
13
0.1
NE
10
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
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
167
212
98
4
180
136
138
4
8
64
4
4
4
4
6
4
6
30
134
30
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1109
360
208
245
268
256
88
85
228
243
153
179
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
4
7
7
0
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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