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Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.7
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
2.2
SE
1.6
SSE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)778888888888888888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62485871101114147173412723897857619336581689689476454382311270302242
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
0
W
5
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
30
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
1.06
9:04AM
1.59
9:14PM
1.10
9:40AM
1.62
9:52PM
1.14
10:14AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.41
3:46PM
0.46
2:55AM
0.38
4:20PM
0.42
3:34AM
0.37
4:53PM
0.39
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:49-------7:49
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-3421-11-112122---------
Temp. °C252423232325232323222222222324252322212020232425
Feels °C (?)282826252425212323222222212121212020191818192021
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