Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
1.1
SE
4
1.7
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
10
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
43
193
481
593
552
609
320
308
287
255
211
186
177
269
190
18
212
276
378
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:13PM1.49m
4:49AM1.02m
5:21PM1.55m
5:53AM1.09m
6:17PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.50m
10:26AM0.48m
00:16AM0.43m
11:35AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
24
20
19
18
16
15
14
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
20
16
15
15
14
13
12
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
13
14
14
14
15
14
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