Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
397
522
622
593
507
388
423
329
290
261
217
190
190
194
199
154
209
202
198
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:57PM1.48m
7:31AM1.26m
7:43PM1.47m
8:12AM1.36m
8:24PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.45m
1:33AM0.34m
1:28PM0.39m
2:07AM0.31m
2:16PM0.35m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
15
15
18
18
17
17
17
16
14
14
20
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
11
10
14
15
14
16
17
15
13
12
18
19
18
16
18
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