Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 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 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SE
12
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.7
SE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
2.2
S
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
223
211
212
185
222
183
428
283
1109
360
308
268
268
254
555
243
288
275
221
197
342
336
336
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:34PM1.05m
00:59AM1.45m
1:43PM1.06m
1:58AM1.42m
2:56PM1.11m
3:00AM1.41m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.68m
8:04AM0.65m
7:10PM0.72m
9:00AM0.62m
8:27PM0.73m
9:51AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
13
13
16
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
14
13
14
15
12
10
9
13
17
18
19
18
16
14
14
16
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
0.7
E
11
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
1.3
SSE
8
0.7
E
11
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
Energy kJ
275
173
211
120
185
222
169
428
171
393
114
308
268
268
254
213
172
169
199
221
112
342
336
336
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SE
11
0.7
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
14
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
196
162
162
159
162
128
131
189
283
112
4
152
149
152
169
178
4
5
4
155
134
30
77
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.7
SE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.3
E
15
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
129
223
209
212
98
4
183
133
138
4
64
62
4
4
4
6
4
6
38
30
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1109
360
555
243
288
275
197
197
197
262
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
26
84
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
4
4
7
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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