
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
98 | 75 | 205 | 167 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 251 | 485 | 575 | 680 | 799 | 748 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.23m | 10:36AM1.53m | 10:48PM1.15m | 11:12AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.34m | 5:03PM0.40m | 4:32AM0.37m | 5:45PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
20 | 12 | 58 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 18 |
1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | N 6 | E 15 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 2 | — | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
98 | 75 | 205 | 167 | — | — | — | 23 | 80 | 1 | — | 57 | 251 | 485 | 575 | 680 | 799 | 748 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 286 | 134 | 145 | 131 | 145 | 7 |
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