Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 9 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
21.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
9
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1417
2822
1974
2208
2926
2976
2783
2601
2334
2098
1848
1613
1715
1562
1340
1405
1154
1192
859
865
793
926
627
573
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:35PM1.27m
1:30AM1.35m
2:37PM1.35m
2:32AM1.26m
3:42PM1.44m
3:42AM1.20m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.47m
7:25PM0.67m
8:03AM0.46m
8:42PM0.68m
8:54AM0.45m
10:04PM0.65m
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:39
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
2.5
SE
11
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.8
SE
14
0.6
ESE
14
1.1
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
1.1
SE
12
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
50
1692
31
43
28
60
88
228
147
392
1562
349
1351
1154
1069
11
10
10
742
627
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
23
0.4
SE
14
Energy kJ
8
11
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
9
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1417
2822
1974
2208
2926
2976
2783
2601
2334
2098
1848
1613
1715
1111
1340
1405
1080
1192
859
865
793
926
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
7
84
84
134
134
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
26
7
26
28
28
7
7
7
7
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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