Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
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)
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.7
NNE
6
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.9
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
460
395
299
237
222
173
184
180
106
223
80
76
76
79
263
319
433
537
612
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
15
N
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:57PM1.45m
5:48AM1.04m
6:03PM1.47m
6:44AM1.15m
6:57PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.44m
11:25AM0.51m
00:52AM0.38m
12:32PM0.45m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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Temp °C
23
23
20
19
18
18
19
21
28
26
25
22
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
19
25
23
24
23
20
17
14
15
12
12
11
11
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