Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 09 May 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.5
SSE
9
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
12
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
336
283
377
867
818
351
287
249
249
172
203
227
190
197
342
336
336
336
336
335
330
263
322
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:43PM1.06m
1:58AM1.42m
2:56PM1.11m
3:00AM1.41m
4:01PM1.20m
4:00AM1.41m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.65m
7:10PM0.72m
9:00AM0.62m
8:27PM0.73m
9:51AM0.57m
9:43PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
17
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
20
20
21
21
19
20
19
11
14
17
18
19
18
15
14
14
16
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.2
SSE
8
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
169
193
197
377
377
308
351
287
249
249
131
169
157
155
112
202
336
336
336
336
335
330
263
243
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
17
0.3
E
15
0.6
E
14
1
E
13
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.9
S
14
Energy kJ
131
336
283
138
114
114
149
152
172
178
172
5
12
38
134
342
75
102
98
138
87
86
85
311
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
S
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
180
136
138
4
4
64
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
12
31
59
3
3
3
85
3
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2
S
10
0.8
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
867
818
82
203
227
190
197
270
190
234
172
213
186
173
218
322
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
4
4
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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