Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 251 | 200 | 192 | 217 | 139 | 284 | 113 | 169 | 316 | 362 | 327 | 291 | 257 | 196 | 232 | 71 | 53 | 363 | 217 | 212 | 183 | 161 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.32m | 9:05PM1.55m | 9:27AM1.37m | 9:41PM1.50m | 10:07AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.36m | 2:45PM0.36m | 3:27AM0.33m | 3:26PM0.37m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:10PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 251 | 200 | 192 | 39 | 139 | 39 | 37 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 71 | 53 | 251 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | N 10 | S 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 9 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 97 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 39 | — | — | 36 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 13 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 35 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 217 | 31 | 284 | 113 | 169 | 316 | 362 | 327 | 291 | 257 | 196 | 232 | 68 | 82 | 363 | 217 | 212 | 183 | 161 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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