Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
25.0° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)9991099888886677777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)354346293472377338233183928776115123131134138161146147150150150147147
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
1.33
8:10AM
1.56
8:36PM
1.42
8:49AM
1.53
9:12PM
1.50
9:24AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.48
2:35PM
0.43
2:38AM
0.45
3:04PM
0.41
3:20AM
0.44
3:31PM
0.41
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:44-------6:43
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120202023232322212020202223232323212121242423
Feels °C (?)202019191921212121222121202323222323222221242322
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