Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 52 | 38 | 82 | 66 | 57 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 99 | 96 | 87 | 94 | 202 | 102 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.38m | 5:34AM0.99m | 6:08PM1.43m | 6:21AM1.05m | 6:48PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.63m | 11:11AM0.54m | 00:53AM0.57m | 12:02PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 29 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 99 | 96 | 87 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 52 | 38 | 46 | 38 | 42 | 21 | 32 | 54 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 17 | SE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 5 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 29 | 3 | 82 | 66 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 94 | 202 | 102 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 400 | 116 | 116 |
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