Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
25
54
47
32
34
34
35
36
36
37
40
40
36
48
44
43
51
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:17AM0.94m
4:21PM1.33m
4:34AM0.95m
5:20PM1.38m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.71m
9:01AM0.60m
11:20PM0.68m
10:10AM0.59m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
16
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
16
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
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