
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 17 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
204 | 274 | 192 | 88 | 120 | 103 | 93 | 107 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 110 | 111 | 111 | 117 | 123 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.41m | 6:34AM1.18m | 6:48PM1.45m | 7:11AM1.28m | 7:24PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.50m | 00:42AM0.44m | 12:25PM0.44m | 1:13AM0.38m | 1:08PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
137 | 123 | 192 | 88 | 120 | 103 | 93 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 110 | 111 | 16 | 117 | 123 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
— | 274 | 107 | 50 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | N 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | S 18 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | — | S 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 5 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 8 |
204 | 211 | 153 | 59 | — | — | — | 107 | 141 | 141 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 5 | 9 | 263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 563 | 559 | 84 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 131 | 333 | 134 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 134 | 131 | 9 |
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