Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 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
25.1° 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 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
2
SE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888777111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42747544540830028529250739239232736227723224027129033010871259123611001080981
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.10
9:40AM
1.62
9:52PM
1.14
10:14AM
1.64
10:31PM
1.17
10:50AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.38
4:20PM
0.42
3:34AM
0.37
4:53PM
0.39
4:13AM
0.38
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:05---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:49-------7:49
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-111221--1--121--1111--
Temp. °C232221212223232423232220202222242321191919232424
Feels °C (?)222221212122212120212018182019191918171717202021
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