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Woody Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Woody Head today?
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 4PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
361 | 352 | 303 | 323 | 370 | 415 | 368 | 377 | 377 | 379 | 375 | 394 | 452 | 465 | 452 | 464 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 382 | 382 | 419 | 382 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:56PM1.32m | 4:56AM1.41m | 5:44PM1.46m | 5:49AM1.41m | 6:30PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.51m | 10:51PM0.64m | 11:20AM0.45m | 11:52PM0.56m | 12:01PM0.39m | 00:49AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 |
 kJ | 187 | 184 | 139 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | SE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | S 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 187 | 78 | 58 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 18 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 25 | S 13 | S 23 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 35 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 28 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 361 | 352 | 303 | 323 | 370 | 415 | 368 | 377 | 377 | 379 | 375 | 394 | 452 | 465 | 452 | 464 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 382 | 382 | 419 | 382 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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