Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.4° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
1.2
NE
0.6
SE
1.3
NNE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
ENE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)1059588886899999988887765
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646251904444433333353737383030292818181724151313
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
1.34
10:27AM
1.64
10:50PM
1.40
11:04AM
1.58
11:31PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.36
4:03AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.34
4:46AM
0.37
5:24PM
0.34
5:32AM
0.41
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:29------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282725242323232827272524232222262626242322202026
Feels °C (?)262524252424243028282826252425272524242423202025
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