Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

21.6°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SE 12	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	58	55	73	73	81	78	84	95	135	214	229	229	223	162	156	123	82	86	84	79	70	42	39	37
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	S	WSW	W	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					11:11AM1.67m				11:33PM1.10m				12:03PM1.63m				00:31AM1.02m				1:01PM1.56m
Low Tide		4:26AM0.28m					5:54PM0.33m				5:11AM0.34m				6:57PM0.38m				6:03AM0.41m					8:07PM0.42m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	20	21	20	20	19	18	16	16	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	20	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	17	17	16	19	18	17	18	19	18	15	15	20	18	18	19	18	18	17	16	18	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 7	S 8	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
kJ	58	39	73	73	81	78	84	95	103	214	158	151	151	151	108	113	82	86	28	29	44	39	25	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	NE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	57	2	51	34	33	33	21	74	135	146	229	229	223	162	156	123	80	78	84	79	70	42	39	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 11	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 8	SE 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 9	SE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	2	2	1	2	25	24	48	20	68	11	11	11	12	15	8	6	8	6	22	22	6	5	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 2	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5
kJ	1	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	2	1	4	12	35	39	36
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	84	84	7	0	0	0	0	4	7	84	85	77	5	5	5	119	119	119	131	131
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Grunters WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5

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