Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (17 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1879 | 2277 | 1958 | 1677 | 3628 | 1433 | 1261 | 1131 | 975 | 888 | 1270 | 553 | 505 | 418 | 370 | 342 | 293 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.08m | 12:13PM1.35m | 00:18AM0.99m | 1:09PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.55m | 5:24AM0.49m | 6:53PM0.62m | 6:06AM0.55m | 8:04PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1451 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 691 | 553 | 505 | 418 | 370 | 342 | 293 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | N 16 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 1879 | 2277 | 1958 | 1677 | 3628 | 1433 | 1261 | 1131 | 975 | 888 | 1270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 1248 | 912 | 772 | 145 | 134 | 113 | 84 | 190 | 134 | 134 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 84 |
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