Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.6° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
749
926
1023
1222
1435
1556
1440
1526
1241
1113
929
794
657
611
655
749
770
844
1161
1606
2244
1670
1757
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13PM1.85m
9:37AM1.23m
10:00PM1.80m
10:26AM1.25m
10:46PM1.71m
11:16AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.34m
3:19PM0.34m
4:45AM0.35m
4:09PM0.39m
5:27AM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
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5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
6
6
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
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