Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.8° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	31	20	21	22	19	10	10	10	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	500	893	1490	1755	1496	1350	1220	958	854
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	S	SE	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		7:34PM1.83m				7:56AM1.18m				8:25PM1.86m				8:47AM1.21m				9:13PM1.85m				9:37AM1.23m
Low Tide				2:25AM0.38m				1:35PM0.33m				3:14AM0.35m				2:27PM0.32m					4:01AM0.34m			3:19PM0.34m


	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	14	12	11	10	12	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	16	17	16	14	14	15	16	18	19	18
Feels °C	14	12	8	7	6	9	14	13	14	12	10	9	10	9	10	10	9	7	8	9	9	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 4	E 10	SSE 4	S 7	S 4	SSE 4	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 9
kJ	31	19	21	22	13	10	10	4	8	6	4	4	3	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	S 4	ESE 10	S 8	S 8	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 12	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	17	19	10	19	5	1	10	5	5	8	4	4	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	S 8	S 8	SE 7	E 10	SE 7	E 10	E 10	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	20	6	6	6	2	5	5	2	8	2	7	7	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 2	NNW 3	NW 2	W 3	W 3	WSW 2	SSW 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	S 4	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	9	6	6	9	2	2	13	106	500	893	1490	1755	1496	1350	1220	958	854
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast	North wall NSW - North Coast	North wall NSW - North Coast	North wall NSW - North Coast	North wall NSW - North Coast	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	4	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	63	58	58	58	58	237	258	485	239	458	458	190	131	131	304	94	134	134	138	131	131	145	304	304
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1											2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	5	7	5	6	2	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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