Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.0° C

Woody Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Woody Head today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	383	382	332	280	274	276	268	269	225	185	181	146	140	111	108	108	84	84	63	63	346	346	408	441
Wind (km/h)	E	WSW	WSW	W	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:51AM1.18m				3:00PM1.32m				2:49AM1.08m					4:02PM1.36m			3:54AM1.02m					4:59PM1.40m
Low Tide				8:09AM0.54m				9:22PM0.73m				8:56AM0.56m					10:41PM0.73m			9:47AM0.57m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	17	20	20	18	17	15	14	14	16	18	17	18	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	17	17	15	16	18	18	16	15	14	13	12	14	17	15	17	15	13	10	10	7	7	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 9
kJ	383	382	332	280	274	276	268	269	225	185	181	146	140	111	108	108	84	84	63	63	46	48	67	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 8	SE 7	E 11	E 11	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	6	6	7	8	6	6	1	8	7	4	2	9	10	9	30	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	E 12	E 12	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 12	—	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17
kJ	10	9	8	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	—	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	—	6	6	6	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	N 4	NW 3	—	—	SW 2	SSW 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	—	—	SW 2	S 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	9	2	—	—	1	5	3	7	—	—	1	22	113	346	346	408	441
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	77	58	78	5	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	4	79	145	92	7	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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