Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
10
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
344
315
287
255
194
186
160
180
18
432
526
549
527
479
517
284
249
249
256
232
211
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:49AM1.02m
5:21PM1.55m
5:53AM1.09m
6:17PM1.61m
6:45AM1.18m
7:06PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.48m
00:16AM0.43m
11:35AM0.42m
1:03AM0.37m
12:33PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
18
18
17
16
14
13
17
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
12
12
14
13
13
14
13
11
11
16
17
14
16
15
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