Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	E 8	SSE 16	SE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	44	44	47	124	237	123	101	77	91	58	50	49	34	38	56	57	57	55	41	41	40	64	48	65
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	NE	W	SW	SW	SE	SE	ENE	N	SW	SW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				9:40AM1.65m				9:56PM1.26m				10:23AM1.68m				10:43PM1.18m					11:11AM1.67m
Low Tide		3:08AM0.23m				4:08PM0.28m				3:46AM0.24m				4:59PM0.29m				4:26AM0.28m					5:54PM0.33m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	21	21	21	20	20	18	17	17	20	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	22	20	20	20	17	18	19	19	20	20	19	21	19	19	19	21	17	16	16	18	19	20	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 5	E 7	E 5	E 7	SSE 8	E 9	E 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	44	44	47	61	11	123	101	73	62	58	35	34	29	38	50	57	57	29	41	41	40	40	39	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 13	NE 7	SE 5	SE 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 16	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	23	31	31	30	4	11	18	24	51	50	50	49	34	33	28	34	33	55	36	34	34	24	21	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SE 6	SE 6	NE 6	SE 5	NNE 6	SE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 16	E 11	SSE 16	SE 16
kJ	4	23	23	17	4	4	3	3	19	11	6	6	4	6	4	4	1	1	2	1	25	2	48	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSE 3	SSE 3	E 8	E 4	E 4
kJ	39	—	—	124	237	72	75	77	91	30	—	—	—	—	56	—	—	—	1	3	2	64	10	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	0	0	7	84	7	7	78	62	0	0	0	7	7	77	0	0	0	0	4	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	1	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	1	1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4	5	5

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