Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AEST
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Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (17 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
3
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
534
645
641
627
612
675
679
679
878
880
963
893
664
664
924
685
1083
1129
1245
804
1440
882
900
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NW
0
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:01PM1.81m
8:20AM1.33m
8:49PM1.86m
9:10AM1.28m
9:37PM1.87m
10:03AM1.22m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.38m
2:06PM0.34m
3:30AM0.37m
2:51PM0.36m
4:26AM0.38m
3:39PM0.40m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
2
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
5
6
4
1
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
18
19
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
Energy kJ
479
534
645
641
627
612
675
679
679
670
665
734
734
664
664
665
755
787
804
804
891
882
900
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
878
880
963
893
924
685
1083
1129
1245
1440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
7
77
5
0
0
0
28
84
84
85
85
0
0
0
0
305
85
58
9
116
9
9
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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