Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
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)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.8
SE
15
1.3
SE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
255
255
266
322
334
262
248
203
231
384
318
240
194
155
132
102
82
64
31
28
37
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM1.27m
10:44PM1.53m
11:16AM1.30m
11:23PM1.45m
12:05PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.40m
4:21PM0.47m
5:13AM0.40m
5:08PM0.51m
5:49AM0.41m
6:02PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
13
13
15
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
16
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
11
12
14
16
14
15
14
12
11
11
13
18
16
16
16
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