Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1010109999910101413131313131312121313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)122158154175171139141144184141139184236236219272263420305377455538769753
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
1.42
12:53PM
1.02
1:40AM
1.38
2:11PM
1.00
2:50AM
1.37
3:36PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.63
7:35AM
0.72
6:32PM
0.68
8:48AM
0.72
7:45PM
0.72
9:56AM
0.69
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322202023252423222120192427252322212019273027
Feels °C (?)272626222225262423232121202425232121212019272826
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