Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 84 | 147 | 183 | 226 | 253 | 381 | 332 | 355 | 516 | 256 | 211 | 201 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.77m | 8:31AM1.26m | 8:54PM1.75m | 9:16AM1.31m | 9:36PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.31m | 2:51AM0.32m | 2:20PM0.30m | 3:30AM0.31m | 3:08PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 84 | 147 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 280 | 240 | 221 | 262 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 19 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 60 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | — | — | 7 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | S 21 | S 20 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | S 19 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 183 | 226 | 253 | 381 | 332 | 355 | 516 | 256 | 211 | 201 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
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