Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.4°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
137
137
137
121
108
111
99
104
93
77
90
77
62
93
59
48
48
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:08PM1.50m
9:30AM1.45m
9:44PM1.40m
10:08AM1.46m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.31m
3:38PM0.34m
3:50AM0.34m
4:21PM0.40m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
16
14
14
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
13
13
16
16
15
15
15
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