Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 152 | 132 | 135 | 175 | 134 | 166 | 212 | 217 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 176 | 172 | 279 | 341 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:08AM0.89m | 3:36PM1.26m | 4:30AM0.94m | 4:41PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.61m | 8:33AM0.63m | 10:44PM0.58m | 9:56AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 155 | 152 | 86 | 104 | 86 | 134 | 166 | 212 | 217 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 176 | 172 | 207 | 213 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 132 | 126 | 120 | 84 | 58 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 84 | — | 135 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | 341 | 374 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 7 | 77 |
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