Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.1°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
46
46
45
44
69
58
27
29
28
28
91
115
31
28
28
28
28
30
33
23
15
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:36AM1.44m
11:47PM1.22m
12:32PM1.44m
00:45AM1.11m
1:38PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.37m
5:54PM0.49m
5:49AM0.42m
7:04PM0.55m
6:41AM0.47m
8:29PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
25
22
23
22
19
18
18
24
30
30
28
27
24
20
19
21
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
12
17
23
19
20
20
16
15
15
20
27
28
25
25
22
19
18
20
18
18
20
20
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