Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)8989101010999999999999910151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)457384367349327328216211140168168141138138138138115118123128171255341384
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
1.53
12:41AM
1.27
12:48PM
1.44
1:34AM
1.30
1:37PM
1.33
2:34AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.37
6:30AM
0.49
7:17PM
0.38
7:30AM
0.55
8:01PM
0.41
8:44AM
0.61
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------6:07-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-7:47-------7:46-------7:46------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232222212121212325242323222021242927252423212330
Feels °C (?)222122212223232424222122232223252827262525222531
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