Woody Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woody Head today?

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414141313131299999999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105712441143961784658496428371336336371573506495435389318324273267181149119
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
1.13
6:36AM
1.56
7:13PM
1.23
7:27AM
1.57
7:57PM
1.33
8:10AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.59
1:25PM
0.49
1:01AM
0.54
2:03PM
0.45
1:53AM
0.48
2:35PM
0.43
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:47-------6:45-------6:45
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------11-1-------123
Temp. °C212019181822232322222120202123232221202019212222
Feels °C (?)201917151518202020211918191920202020181917212222
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