Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Point today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 166 | 159 | 146 | 86 | 75 | 14 | 172 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.68m | 10:30PM1.57m | 10:34AM1.61m | 11:11PM1.51m | 11:13AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.16m | 4:25PM-0.01m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:00PM0.04m | 5:09AM0.34m | 5:37PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 212 | 450 | 377 | 271 | 220 | 211 | 171 | 146 | 86 | 101 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 405 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 207 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 136 | 130 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 25 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 9 | S 7 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 40 | 74 | 120 | 132 | 166 | 159 | — | — | 75 | 258 | 172 | 500 | 773 | 544 | 561 | 333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 606 | 606 | 504 | 484 | 4 | 489 | 590 | 606 | 127 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 360 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 484 | 427 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 484 |
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