Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
ESE
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999101010101112121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88075886589090990188590484396113001688177619521806165214941248984988745680608317
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
W
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
1.17
1:48AM
1.57
2:15PM
1.07
3:00AM
1.53
3:42PM
1.03
4:20AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
0.53
6:53PM
0.51
8:43AM
0.59
7:53PM
0.58
10:12AM
0.61
9:12PM
0.63
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:51----
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--122221-1--------------
Temp. °C232424232222212121242425232221202025272624232122
Feels °C (?)222222212122212121232325242523222226262524232221
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