
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 82 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 79 | 151 | 191 | 221 | 287 | 280 | 323 | 349 | 428 | 238 | 238 | 181 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.20m | 8:10PM1.77m | 8:31AM1.26m | 8:54PM1.75m | 9:16AM1.31m | 9:36PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.31m | 2:51AM0.32m | 2:20PM0.30m | 3:30AM0.31m | 3:08PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 79 | 151 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 234 | 234 | 226 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 15 | S 19 | SE 18 |
80 | 82 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 39 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | — | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 9 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 20 | S 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
21 | 44 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 191 | 221 | 287 | 280 | 323 | 349 | 428 | 238 | 238 | 181 | 153 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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