Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
2.2
S
6
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
28
6
377
407
306
307
287
377
309
235
201
203
215
205
216
189
153
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
WSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38PM1.31m
5:09AM1.00m
5:29PM1.36m
5:55AM1.08m
6:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.58m
10:45AM0.56m
00:09AM0.51m
11:39AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
21
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
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