Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
25.1° 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 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.8
SSE
2.1
S
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2
S
2.1
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
ENE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)867788888887778777797888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284319373329300257250428400216176290427579561435408294172140125128128128
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
E
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
1.23
3:24AM
1.21
3:09PM
1.12
4:26AM
1.25
4:08PM
1.04
5:25AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.48
9:23AM
0.69
9:32PM
0.51
10:43AM
0.71
10:18PM
0.52
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-7:50-------7:50-------7:50------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1---111------
Temp. °C282725242222232826252423232323232525252424232426
Feels °C (?)262523232223243025242321212021212727282827262727
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