Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.3° 

Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Woody Head today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
E
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
31
16
17
28
28
24
29
29
52
50
49
51
36
39
86
108
135
143
189
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
2:03PM1.40m
2:07AM1.14m
3:14PM1.45m
3:26AM1.07m
4:26PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.64m
8:15AM0.47m
9:58PM0.62m
9:21AM0.48m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
14
12
12
14
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
13
10
10
13
17
15
16
16
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
15
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