Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
10
1.1
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
16
16
16
23
44
98
75
68
40
38
23
31
66
31
27
18
18
17
40
40
61
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
SW
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:38PM1.43m
1:59AM1.02m
2:55PM1.44m
3:28AM0.98m
4:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.47m
8:29PM0.58m
7:47AM0.51m
10:01PM0.56m
9:07AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
22
20
20
19
17
16
16
21
24
22
21
22
22
21
22
27
24
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
19
20
18
21
20
17
16
15
21
21
19
20
21
19
18
18
24
22
18
16
16
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