Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.1° C

Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).
	Sun 19		Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3705	3431	3219	3113	2754	2340	1700	1514	1351	1200	1108	896	786	618	593	518	441	383
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide			00:14AM1.45m					1:01PM1.28m				1:01AM1.31m				1:59PM1.30m
Low Tide	5:56PM0.55m				6:47AM0.46m				6:56PM0.63m					7:27AM0.50m				8:05PM0.70m


	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	96	93	84	76	102	88	34	34	32	1200	1108	896	786	618	593	518	441	383
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	S 22	—	—	S 17	—	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9
kJ	11	9	—	—	6	—	58	56	61	29	37	37	36	35	25	18	22	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 16	S 16	S 12	S 9	S 8	SE 16	SE 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	5	20	97	6	6	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3705	3431	3219	3113	2754	2340	1700	1514	1351	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Woody Head NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	304	468	190	145	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	0
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Rating (10 max)					4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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