Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woody Head today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Woody Head at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woody Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 273 | 257 | 314 | 573 | 563 | 243 | 256 | 237 | 226 | 199 | 183 | 153 | 144 | 15 | 17 | 197 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.75m | 9:16AM1.31m | 9:36PM1.68m | 9:59AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.31m | 3:08PM0.31m | 4:06AM0.33m | 3:54PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 257 | 212 | 244 | 281 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 19 | NE 7 | N 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | S 20 | S 19 | — | S 19 | N 9 | N 9 | S 19 | N 8 | S 20 | N 8 | S 19 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 28 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 232 | 273 | — | 314 | 573 | 563 | 243 | 256 | 237 | 226 | 199 | 183 | 153 | 144 | 126 | 176 | 197 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 94 | 7 | 7 |
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