Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
735
753
659
593
532
508
421
345
331
288
294
319
273
259
220
226
215
196
355
365
416
416
406
327
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:59PM1.12m
4:08AM1.49m
5:02PM1.22m
5:07AM1.47m
5:52PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.55m
9:31PM0.68m
11:01AM0.53m
10:47PM0.65m
11:44AM0.50m
11:49PM0.61m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:11
6:11
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
21
20
20
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1
ENE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
7
2
7
6
6
107
273
259
220
226
215
196
233
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
7
12
61
11
2
2
2
5
35
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
19
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
11
6
7
6
5
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
735
753
659
593
532
508
421
345
331
288
294
319
168
52
69
355
365
416
416
406
327
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
84
84
7
7
7
7
7
4
4
7
84
84
7
7
0
0
7
26
84
79
79
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
4
8
6
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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