Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Woody Head today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
98
67
31
22
37
82
130
125
120
103
61
43
50
34
21
23
24
24
48
17
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:05PM1.33m
00:08AM1.35m
12:59PM1.36m
1:01AM1.24m
2:03PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.41m
6:02PM0.56m
6:30AM0.43m
7:09PM0.61m
7:17AM0.45m
8:29PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
20
19
18
17
14
14
13
16
19
17
17
16
13
13
13
14
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
14
18
15
15
14
12
11
10
14
17
14
15
15
11
10
10
11
15
15
16
16
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