Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.6
S
6
1.8
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
12
1
SE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
9
2
S
10
2.1
S
12
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
210
213
427
670
341
281
197
225
193
227
260
254
407
242
427
287
850
1204
351
300
648
544
295
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
0
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM1.49m
12:34PM1.05m
00:59AM1.45m
1:43PM1.06m
1:58AM1.42m
2:56PM1.11m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.63m
7:06AM0.66m
6:02PM0.68m
8:04AM0.65m
7:10PM0.72m
9:00AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
21
16
14
12
11
13
17
18
17
16
15
13
14
16
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
21
20
17
9
8
6
6
9
13
14
14
15
13
10
11
13
17
17
17
17
14
14
14
16
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
12
Energy kJ
211
210
173
177
392
341
281
197
225
166
227
260
254
407
171
427
287
274
294
351
300
260
268
166
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
13
1.1
S
8
1
SE
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
146
149
159
165
165
162
162
128
209
165
242
106
114
121
152
155
175
178
172
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
131
189
164
193
4
4
128
133
138
4
70
114
104
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
1
SSW
4
1.6
S
6
1.8
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
0.3
NE
2
2
S
10
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
2
38
213
427
670
1
850
1204
648
544
295
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
66
4
4
0
0
9
131
58
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
28
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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