Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)999888888877777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)346334326279279270257251264250231262277309331309261254230200224176168171
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
1.46
5:08PM
1.05
6:05AM
1.55
6:25PM
1.05
7:06AM
1.64
7:29PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
0.59
11:00PM
0.45
1:01PM
0.52
12:07AM
0.43
2:02PM
0.45
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:13-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:45-------7:45--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920242423222121222324242524232322232525242323
Feels °C (?)211920242321222120202121212323232322222324232324
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