Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SSE
9
1
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
162
156
123
82
86
84
81
74
44
39
38
22
20
15
60
23
156
162
198
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:03PM1.63m
00:31AM1.02m
1:01PM1.56m
1:41AM0.96m
2:08PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.38m
6:03AM0.41m
8:07PM0.42m
7:07AM0.49m
9:22PM0.44m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
22
20
20
21
23
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