Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.1° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	139	130	143	140	137	94	90	119	119	108	86	75	78	75	50	48	32	28	26	20	17	19	26	19
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	SSE	ESE	NE	NNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	ENE	E	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			6:41AM1.04m					7:15PM1.55m				7:23AM1.08m				7:52PM1.59m				8:01AM1.13m				8:27PM1.61m
Low Tide		1:23AM0.61m			12:19PM0.50m					2:00AM0.56m				1:03PM0.46m				2:33AM0.52m				1:43PM0.43m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	17	17	17	17	14	14	13	17	21	21	18	17
Feels °C	12	11	11	13	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	13	12	10	14	18	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	SE 7	S 7	ENE 6
kJ	139	130	143	140	137	94	90	119	119	108	86	75	78	75	50	48	29	28	26	17	17	7	8	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 7	E 12	E 12	S 8	S 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 5	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 7
kJ	59	57	5	12	12	32	32	13	13	3	3	3	3	3	3	8	32	21	21	20	7	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 7	E 7	ESE 11	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 11	ENE 6	E 11	S 8	E 11	E 11	S 7	E 11	E 11	SSE 7
kJ	5	5	13	5	5	14	13	4	1	12	11	13	13	10	10	8	9	11	9	9	9	2	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	WSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	—
kJ	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	7	—	1	—	—	—	—	19	26	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	4	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	84	5	0	0	5	28	58	145	258	62
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