Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 184 | 152 | 307 | 307 | 246 | 236 | 226 | 221 | 242 | 237 | 237 | 206 | 186 | 186 | 155 | 155 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.94m | 1:25PM1.33m | 1:47AM0.90m | 2:27PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.57m | 6:21AM0.54m | 8:29PM0.61m | 7:17AM0.60m | 9:40PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 76 | 307 | 307 | 246 | 236 | 226 | 221 | 242 | 237 | 237 | 206 | 186 | 186 | 155 | 155 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 41 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 60 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 152 | 184 | 152 | 40 | 46 | 77 | 80 | 75 | 61 | 62 | 80 | 95 | 112 | 119 | 116 | 98 | 107 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 694 | 1268 | 134 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 333 | 134 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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