Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
231
384
284
240
194
155
132
105
98
67
31
22
37
82
128
125
120
106
61
43
50
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:16AM1.30m
11:23PM1.45m
12:05PM1.33m
00:08AM1.35m
12:59PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.40m
5:08PM0.51m
5:49AM0.41m
6:02PM0.56m
6:30AM0.43m
7:09PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
18
18
17
17
15
14
13
16
20
19
18
17
14
14
13
16
19
17
18
17
Feels °C
12
14
16
15
14
15
13
13
11
14
17
16
15
15
12
12
10
14
16
13
16
17
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