Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
NE
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.8
ENE
8
1
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
193
237
229
169
158
88
85
54
52
67
37
65
51
51
71
67
66
32
106
138
102
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM1.57m
10:43PM1.20m
11:15AM1.54m
11:35PM1.09m
12:13PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.37m
4:33AM0.35m
5:54PM0.43m
5:19AM0.42m
7:07PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
18
19
18
17
17
15
14
15
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
19
21
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
17
16
15
13
15
14
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
17
17
15
15
15
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