Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 13 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
23.1° 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 12PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (13 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
434
432
429
396
416
416
392
368
368
393
429
441
419
382
319
302
310
250
242
276
257
257
291
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56AM1.41m
5:44PM1.46m
5:49AM1.41m
6:30PM1.60m
6:40AM1.40m
7:16PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.45m
11:52PM0.56m
12:01PM0.39m
00:49AM0.49m
12:42PM0.36m
1:43AM0.42m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
5:01
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
19
19
20
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
19
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.1
S
24
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
62
11
40
40
39
37
36
35
35
34
34
8
8
8
382
319
302
310
29
41
28
257
257
291
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
11
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
SE
20
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
62
11
10
16
34
30
29
26
25
24
20
28
8
8
18
3
3
8
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
25
0.2
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
13
14
4
10
35
62
54
52
46
35
42
35
19
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
377
434
432
429
396
416
416
392
368
368
393
429
441
419
250
242
276
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
7
113
7
92
84
84
84
7
7
7
84
84
84
84
79
7
4
7
7
7
7
7
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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