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Woody Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woody Head today?
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
1046 | 971 | 1149 | 906 | 885 | 908 | 567 | 1107 | 1604 | 1918 | 2306 | 2585 | 4392 | 6139 | 5259 | 4680 | 3566 | 3059 | 2747 | 2555 | 2328 | 2373 | 2504 | 2526 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.77m | 11:59AM1.12m | 00:21AM1.68m | 1:08PM1.11m | 1:23AM1.59m | 2:21PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.46m | 5:28PM0.54m | 7:27AM0.49m | 6:34PM0.62m | 8:28AM0.51m | 7:51PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 223 | 181 | 192 | 190 | 190 | 183 | 567 | 106 | 128 | 92 | 72 | 730 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | 1046 | 971 | 1149 | 906 | 885 | 908 | 453 | 1107 | 1604 | 1918 | 2306 | 2585 | 4392 | 6139 | 5259 | 4680 | 3566 | 3059 | 2747 | 2555 | 2328 | 2373 | 2504 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 28 | 131 | 145 | 190 | 138 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 333 | 299 | 299 | 624 | 190 | 145 | 134 | 134 | 138 | 535 | 535 | 7 | 7 |
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