Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
24.9° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888667716167777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216200926967811041101118610211712012714614612412412110099829271
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
1.42
8:49AM
1.53
9:12PM
1.50
9:24AM
1.48
9:46PM
1.55
9:58AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
0.43
2:38AM
0.45
3:04PM
0.41
3:20AM
0.44
3:31PM
0.41
3:59AM
0.44
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-6:45-------6:44-------6:43------
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322222020212324232323222221232323232221212022
Feels °C (?)222222232121222424222323232322232223222323222123
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