Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Point today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 91 | 75 | 47 | 37 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 49 | 50 | 81 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.60m | 10:04PM1.54m | 10:27AM1.64m | 10:42PM1.52m | 11:04AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.19m | 4:06AM0.07m | 4:36PM0.17m | 4:42AM0.10m | 5:19PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 105 | 91 | 75 | 47 | 37 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 97 | 55 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 24 | 49 | 50 | 81 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 1283 | 1309 | 868 | 842 | 120 | 4 | 120 | 122 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 129 |
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