Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
21.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
418
418
366
507
447
250
244
237
231
261
346
385
349
358
405
379
344
329
289
320
320
328
308
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:40AM1.21m
4:45PM1.39m
4:36AM1.14m
5:33PM1.46m
5:29AM1.10m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.73m
9:56AM0.53m
11:08PM0.72m
10:37AM0.53m
00:09AM0.68m
11:17AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
14
14
15
15
353
298
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
14
0.1
N
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
25
24
21
8
14
7
14
6
2
5
9
5
15
1
5
4
4
4
4
3
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
7
2
14
6
6
7
2
2
6
2
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
370
418
418
366
507
447
250
244
237
231
261
346
385
349
358
405
379
344
329
289
320
320
328
308
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
7
26
66
66
4
66
7
7
7
26
28
4
66
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
26
0
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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