Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.8
SE
15
1.4
SE
9
0.9
SE
14
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
418
624
472
287
287
255
300
322
327
262
248
203
231
384
322
235
216
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:08PM1.58m
10:34AM1.27m
10:44PM1.53m
11:16AM1.30m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.40m
4:21PM0.47m
5:13AM0.40m
5:08PM0.51m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
13
13
14
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
14
12
12
13
16
14
15
15
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