Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | 25 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:17AM0.94m | 4:21PM1.33m | 4:34AM0.95m | 5:20PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.71m | 9:01AM0.60m | 11:20PM0.68m | 10:10AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
19 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 4 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | SE 14 | S 19 | SSE 11 |
3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
31 | 25 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 53 | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 66 | 92 | 79 | 0 | 4 |
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