
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 611 | 887 | 795 | 910 | 1137 | 1226 | 1190 | 1227 | 1131 | 1067 | 1040 | 803 | 689 | 671 | 645 | 585 | 535 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.86m | 8:47AM1.21m | 9:13PM1.85m | 9:37AM1.23m | 10:00PM1.80m | 10:26AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.35m | 2:27PM0.32m | 4:01AM0.34m | 3:19PM0.34m | 4:45AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | NE 9 | S 19 | NE 8 | S 18 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 56 | 57 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 12 | N 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 27 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 129 | 611 | 887 | 795 | 910 | 1137 | 1226 | 1190 | 1227 | 1131 | 1067 | 1040 | 803 | 689 | 671 | 645 | 585 | 535 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 258 | 237 | 206 | 145 | 145 | 190 | 94 | 131 | 94 | 94 | 134 | 258 | 304 | 391 | 432 | 304 | 190 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 258 | 515 | 515 |
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