Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
63
61
54
47
48
47
44
47
46
46
45
44
43
34
27
44
28
27
66
102
30
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:49AM1.44m
11:00PM1.33m
11:36AM1.44m
11:47PM1.22m
12:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.34m
4:58PM0.44m
5:07AM0.37m
5:54PM0.49m
5:49AM0.42m
7:04PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
20
19
18
17
15
15
15
20
25
23
22
21
20
18
18
24
29
29
29
26
Feels °C
14
17
18
16
15
15
14
13
13
17
22
20
19
19
18
15
15
20
26
27
27
24
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