Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.5°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 7AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.6
ENE
6
2.1
S
6
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
4
S
11
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
21
344
800
1016
1346
2028
2496
1809
1536
3386
1195
1010
1022
853
691
565
505
430
380
334
293
250
227
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:56PM1.18m
11:27AM1.40m
11:33PM1.08m
12:13PM1.35m
00:18AM0.99m
1:09PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.44m
5:55PM0.55m
5:24AM0.49m
6:53PM0.62m
6:06AM0.55m
8:04PM0.67m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
15
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
15
14
13
17
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
13
12
11
11
9
8
7
6
7
7
10
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
16
17
15
16
16
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