Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 120 | 113 | 93 | 101 | 117 | 120 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 160 | 181 | 176 | 167 | 181 | 165 | 168 | 160 | 168 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.12m | 7:24PM1.53m | 7:38AM1.19m | 7:58PM1.56m | 8:14AM1.26m | 8:31PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.51m | 12:47PM0.44m | 1:57AM0.45m | 1:27PM0.40m | 2:27AM0.40m | 2:06PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 120 | 113 | 93 | 101 | 7 | 120 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 68 | 90 | 87 | 68 | 181 | 165 | 168 | 160 | 168 | 144 | 144 | 123 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 144 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | N 6 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 78 | 37 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | ENE 7 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 117 | — | — | 3 | 28 | 92 | 160 | 181 | 176 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 84 | 7 | 0 |
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