Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 99 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 243 | 249 | 269 | 147 | 147 | 152 | 284 | 246 | 284 | 513 | 226 | 221 | 221 |
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 | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.00m | 12:34PM1.39m | 00:46AM0.94m | 1:25PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.52m | 5:39AM0.48m | 7:25PM0.57m | 6:21AM0.54m | 8:29PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 99 | 140 | 137 | 75 | 243 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 76 | 284 | 246 | 284 | 47 | 226 | 221 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 61 | 24 | 24 | 137 | 39 | 8 | 28 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 10 | ENE 8 | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 24 | — | 8 | 24 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 60 | 7 | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 98 | 90 | 82 | 75 | — | — | 249 | 269 | 147 | 147 | 152 | 52 | 83 | 101 | 513 | 82 | 69 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 134 | 84 | 7 | 7 |
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