Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
NE
6
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
83
142
95
133
164
195
238
268
275
359
651
782
578
472
391
391
408
351
351
355
280
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM1.46m
3:03AM0.95m
2:41PM1.44m
3:34AM0.96m
3:57PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.48m
8:32PM0.51m
7:33AM0.54m
9:55PM0.49m
9:03AM0.55m
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Temp °C
15
19
21
19
19
19
18
17
16
21
23
20
20
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18
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17
22
23
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20
Feels °C
14
16
17
15
15
17
16
16
15
19
19
16
16
17
16
16
17
21
22
20
21
19
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