Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.5°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.8
NE
5
0.4
SSE
9
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.5
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
2.2
S
6
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
35
31
29
29
30
29
71
83
131
33
22
414
760
1016
1331
1755
1937
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20PM1.29m
10:46AM1.44m
10:56PM1.18m
11:27AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.40m
4:20AM0.39m
5:06PM0.47m
4:50AM0.44m
5:55PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
14
14
19
22
21
19
19
17
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
13
17
19
17
16
19
16
13
11
11
11
9
8
7
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