Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 154 | 189 | 99 | 165 | 161 | 136 | 117 | 103 | 84 | 75 | 63 | 61 | 68 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.41m | 10:18PM1.43m | 10:49AM1.44m | 11:00PM1.33m | 11:36AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:10PM0.39m | 4:31AM0.34m | 4:58PM0.44m | 5:07AM0.37m | 5:54PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 168 | 151 | 176 | 99 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 117 | 103 | 84 | 75 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 17 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 22 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 30 | 34 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 43 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 113 | 154 | 189 | 61 | 165 | 161 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 84 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 90 | 77 | 5 |
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