Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
NE
0.2
SSE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)8766651645555677447777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17262423151225295544354337387342449693140626178104
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.44
11:44AM
1.50
12:16AM
1.46
12:27PM
1.38
1:07AM
1.47
1:17PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.34
5:32AM
0.41
5:59PM
0.36
6:24AM
0.47
6:38PM
0.40
7:24AM
0.54
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:27-------7:25
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322202026272624242221202526262524222121262726
Feels °C (?)242323202026262423242222212524242424232222272625
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