Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 10PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1513
1672
1699
1565
1617
1483
1439
1313
1292
1136
1117
993
1066
1011
882
850
736
730
651
566
535
512
502
432
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
E
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM1.38m
5:18AM1.28m
6:05PM1.47m
6:04AM1.24m
6:44PM1.55m
6:46AM1.20m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.51m
11:31PM0.67m
11:29AM0.51m
00:26AM0.64m
12:02PM0.49m
1:13AM0.60m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:55
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
16
8
3
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
14
17
21
20
21
20
21
21
21
23
23
23
21
21
21
19
20
22
22
20
20
18
17
16
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1513
1672
1699
1565
1617
1483
1439
1313
1292
1136
1117
993
1066
1011
882
850
736
730
651
566
535
512
502
432
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
1
NNE
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
36
32
7
28
26
25
25
23
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
62
6
6
6
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
5
12
12
11
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
74
49
31
31
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
108
131
131
85
77
0
0
0
0
7
77
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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