Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
226
197
173
176
170
188
227
319
338
362
358
312
244
216
202
209
345
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:36PM1.68m
9:59AM1.34m
10:17PM1.58m
10:42AM1.36m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.33m
3:54PM0.35m
4:40AM0.36m
4:41PM0.42m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
17
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
18
17
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
12
12
12
13
11
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
14
14
13
13
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