Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
47
108
96
21
21
60
138
105
71
135
115
30
45
23
44
24
25
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:39PM1.31m
10:01AM1.53m
10:13PM1.23m
10:36AM1.53m
10:48PM1.15m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.31m
4:23PM0.36m
4:03AM0.34m
5:03PM0.40m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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5
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Temp °C
25
23
22
21
20
27
27
26
24
23
22
22
21
21
24
22
21
20
Feels °C
23
22
22
21
20
26
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
24
21
20
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