Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
21.8°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
9
1.2
NE
4
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.2
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
61
61
61
37
37
34
33
77
55
150
80
170
32
25
24
23
22
101
176
144
52
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58PM1.01m
11:25AM1.49m
11:38PM0.97m
12:06PM1.44m
00:24AM0.94m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.45m
4:32AM0.41m
6:13PM0.49m
5:10AM0.46m
7:00PM0.52m
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thunderstorm
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5:43
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2
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Temp °C
24
23
23
22
21
20
21
24
25
23
22
22
21
21
22
25
25
26
24
22
21
21
Feels °C
24
24
26
25
24
22
24
26
25
23
23
24
22
22
22
26
26
25
25
23
23
22
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