Surf Forecasts:
Woody Head surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, SE swell with 4,382 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woody Head in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woody Head over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 899 | 789 | 1176 | 1378 | 3971 | 3088 | 2339 | 1913 | 1283 | 882 | 867 | 711 | 535 | 320 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 157 | 122 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | on | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.71m | 11:16AM1.26m | 11:30PM1.59m | 12:07PM1.27m | 00:14AM1.45m | 1:01PM1.28m | 1:01AM1.31m | 1:59PM1.30m | 1:51AM1.18m | 3:00PM1.32m | 2:49AM1.08m | 4:02PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.39m | 5:27AM0.38m | 5:01PM0.46m | 6:07AM0.42m | 5:56PM0.55m | 6:47AM0.46m | 6:56PM0.63m | 7:27AM0.50m | 8:05PM0.70m | 8:09AM0.54m | 9:22PM0.73m | 8:56AM0.56m | 10:41PM0.73m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 15 | S 21 | ESE 10 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 17 | 9 | 1378 | 76 | 64 | 99 | 84 | 36 | 882 | 867 | 711 | 535 | 320 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 157 | 122 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 24 | S 23 | S 17 | — | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 76 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | 34 | 37 | 35 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 16 | S 14 | ENE 10 | S 12 | SE 6 | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 899 | 789 | 1176 | 1035 | 3971 | 3088 | 2339 | 1913 | 1283 | 75 | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 131 | 591 | 603 | 519 | 563 | 519 | 7 | 107 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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