Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is

20.8°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (25 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 8	S 8	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	220	217	223	206	264	280	356	334	334	280	197	149	87	158	63	46	48	44	45	58	65	162	88	119
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				8:19AM1.49m				8:30PM1.35m				8:58AM1.58m				9:12PM1.31m				9:40AM1.65m				9:56PM1.26m
Low Tide	1:58AM0.27m					2:33PM0.33m				2:32AM0.24m				3:19PM0.29m				3:08AM0.23m				4:08PM0.28m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	20	22	22	21	21	20	20	21	26	31	29	20	19	19	18	19	20	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	18	20	20	19	21	21	20	21	20	21	21	25	31	29	18	17	18	17	19	19	19	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 20	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	E 8	SSE 9	E 8	S 8	ESE 5
kJ	220	217	223	206	264	7	291	334	334	280	197	149	87	101	63	46	41	34	25	29	43	29	88	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 22	—	S 21	S 20	S 20	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	NNE 7	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 7	E 8	NE 7	E 7	S 8
kJ	9	—	9	8	8	—	—	—	—	176	—	105	36	—	33	37	31	31	31	24	29	12	26	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	SE 11	SSE 9	NNE 7	E 13	NE 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	17	19	4	11	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 3	N 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 7	NW 3	NNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NNE 7	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 8	ESE 5	ENE 6
kJ	150	106	118	3	154	280	356	188	388	1	1	3	1	158	32	57	48	44	45	58	65	162	24	119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yaroomba Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Yaroomba Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Woody Head NSW - North Coast	Woody Head NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Broken Head NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	312	85	253	305	312	305	131	352	5	9	85	58	0	0	85	79	79	77	7	7	7	131	84	85
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales		Woolgoolga Back Beach							Iluka-North Wall	Pippi Beach	Casuarina Beach	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Brunswick River-South	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Emerald Beach	The Pass		The Pass	Gallows
Rating (10 max)		3							3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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