Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
19
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
229
461
560
579
435
392
381
317
279
233
134
113
111
91
76
80
92
121
190
237
229
166
133
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:02AM1.52m
9:16PM1.38m
9:42AM1.56m
9:57PM1.30m
10:26AM1.57m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.26m
3:15PM0.31m
3:18AM0.27m
4:02PM0.33m
3:54AM0.30m
4:54PM0.37m
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:45
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 mm
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3
6
4
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
17
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
15
14
13
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
17
16
14
13
16
16
14
13
15
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