Surf Forecasts:
Woody Head surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, S swell with 2,574 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Woody Head this week:
The surf forecast for Woody Head over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woody Head in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jun 12) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woody Head over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2574 | 717 | 1092 | 800 | 400 | 233 | 82 | 64 | 102 | 141 | 197 | 236 | 163 | 131 | 242 | 97 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 139 | 141 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.10m | 00:24AM1.50m | 1:12PM1.13m | 1:14AM1.45m | 2:15PM1.19m | 2:10AM1.40m | 3:18PM1.28m | 3:11AM1.36m | 4:17PM1.40m | 4:14AM1.32m | 5:12PM1.53m | 5:16AM1.29m | 6:04PM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.65m | 7:20AM0.56m | 6:41PM0.69m | 8:07AM0.53m | 7:52PM0.71m | 8:55AM0.50m | 9:08PM0.70m | 9:43AM0.47m | 10:23PM0.66m | 10:31AM0.43m | 11:33PM0.59m | 11:19AM0.40m | 00:36AM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 701 | 18 | 548 | 468 | 400 | 233 | 70 | 48 | 33 | 97 | 139 | 181 | 163 | 131 | 159 | 97 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 55 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 336 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | E 9 | S 21 | SE 19 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 13 | E 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2574 | 717 | 1092 | 800 | — | 88 | 82 | 64 | 102 | 141 | 197 | 236 | — | — | 242 | — | — | — | 70 | 139 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
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