Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
291
612
264
419
584
463
299
193
114
139
164
164
133
101
122
149
154
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:59PM1.40m
4:58AM1.00m
5:50PM1.46m
5:54AM1.01m
6:35PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.70m
10:40AM0.56m
00:41AM0.65m
11:32AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
12
16
16
16
15
13
11
11
13
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
7
9
14
13
14
15
11
9
8
11
14
14
15
15
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