Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 314 | 353 | 241 | 208 | 208 | 287 | 235 | 284 | 341 | 460 | 441 | 468 | 277 | 318 | 427 | 507 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30AM0.94m | 4:41PM1.27m | 5:33AM1.02m | 5:36PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.58m | 9:56AM0.63m | 11:35PM0.52m | 11:09AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 217 | 247 | 241 | 208 | 208 | 198 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 341 | 310 | 314 | 277 | 318 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 314 | 353 | — | — | — | 287 | 235 | 284 | 341 | 460 | 441 | 468 | — | — | 427 | 507 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 305 | 286 |
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