Woody Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.36° S 153.38° E

Woody Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woody Head sea temperature is
20.2° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3616
4305
4194
3994
3880
3986
3848
3603
3533
3505
3121
2696
2451
2090
1922
1232
1024
1393
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:30PM1.59m
12:07PM1.27m
00:14AM1.45m
1:01PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.46m
6:07AM0.42m
5:56PM0.55m
6:47AM0.46m
6:56PM0.63m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
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