Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.0° C

Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	108	86	108	82	78	58	50	48	32	31	31	20	10	17	11	18	13	13	14	115	210	193	136	149
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	ENE	E	S	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				7:23AM1.08m				7:52PM1.59m				8:01AM1.13m				8:27PM1.61m				8:38AM1.17m				9:00PM1.62m
Low Tide		2:00AM0.56m				1:03PM0.46m				2:33AM0.52m				1:43PM0.43m				3:05AM0.48m				2:22PM0.42m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	16	17	17	16	14	13	14	16	21	20	18	17	16	13	13	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	11	11	13	15	15	15	14	13	11	11	12	19	16	17	15	12	9	9	11	11	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	S 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	SE 12
kJ	108	86	108	82	78	58	50	48	32	31	31	20	10	8	11	18	13	13	14	8	13	23	23	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 12	ESE 12	E 4	E 4	E 11	E 11	ENE 4	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	S 7	S 7	SE 7	SE 6	E 12	NE 6	NE 7	SE 15	SSE 14	E 7
kJ	13	12	11	13	3	3	10	9	3	11	16	10	9	7	8	4	2	2	3	7	8	9	71	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 12	E 11	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 11	E 11	E 11	SE 7	E 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 12	E 12	S 15	E 12	E 13	E 13	—	E 13
kJ	4	4	1	1	13	10	1	1	3	9	9	9	8	9	4	4	3	3	5	3	3	3	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	ENE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	NE 2	—	SSW 6	S 4	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	3	—	—	—	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	17	1	—	13	13	57	115	210	193	136	108
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	84	77	5	9	9	9	58	58	258	237	190	190	9	5	7	7	7	4	0
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