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Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woody Head today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | |
486 | 400 | 392 | 333 | 333 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 239 | 233 | 192 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 109 | 109 | 87 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.20m | 7:20PM1.61m | 7:25AM1.17m | 7:56PM1.64m | 8:02AM1.16m | 8:31PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.60m | 12:34PM0.48m | 1:55AM0.58m | 1:07PM0.48m | 2:34AM0.56m | 1:40PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
486 | 400 | 392 | 333 | 333 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 239 | 233 | 192 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 92 | 112 | 115 | 92 | 92 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 87 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 71 | 88 | 111 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 |
12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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