Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 4 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 10	SSE 4	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	82	86	88	80	74	44	39	38	22	20	15	17	22	133	136	182	32	32	19	13	15	18	17	15
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NNE	NNE	W	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide	00:31AM1.02m				1:01PM1.56m				1:41AM0.96m					2:08PM1.49m				3:03AM0.96m				3:21PM1.43m
Low Tide			6:03AM0.41m					8:07PM0.42m			7:07AM0.49m					9:22PM0.44m				8:27AM0.55m				10:31PM0.42m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	21	23	21	21	19	17	17	18	22	24	24	23	21	20	19	20	23	23	22	21	21
Feels °C	20	18	18	19	20	19	19	17	15	16	17	22	22	23	23	23	22	20	20	22	22	22	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	82	86	88	61	59	43	29	24	11	8	6	7	17	9	9	58	32	32	19	13	15	13	15	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	NNE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	80	79	84	80	74	44	39	38	14	15	15	17	6	6	6	8	8	8	7	8	10	18	13	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 12	SE 11	ESE 6	E 6	E 8	—	E 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	22	20	3	6	5	—	2	5	5	5	9	10	4	3	17	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	SSW 2	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	11	19	13	1	1	1	—	22	133	136	182	—	—	1	7	14	15	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Woody Head NSW - North Coast	Woody Head NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Stockton Beach NSW - Newcastle	Corindi Beach NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Woody Head NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Evans Head-South Wall NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Angourie Point NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	5	119	422	77	9	119	131	5	5	5	131	90	79	0	4	4	28	85	134	84	13	9
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Mullaway	Mullaway	Mullaway	Dreamtime		Mullaway	Mullaway	Dreamtime		Macauleys	Mullaway	Sharps Beach		Gallows	Black Rock	Emerald Beach	Black Rock	Black Rock	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach		The Pass	Arrawarra	Arrawarra
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1		1	1	1		1	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5

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